Alphabay a hidden service on the Tor network.
Alphabay, also known as“the new Silk
Road,” has been shut down since Tuesday night.
Also unlike Silk Road, there is no indication that the law enforcement took down the Alphabay marketplace.
According to a new report, Alphabay has suffered the same fate and
international authorities have shut it down.
Authorities said the malware was first made available in early 2014,
and“marketed and distributed through Alphabay, a hidden service on the Tor network.”.
While Alphabay continues to be down, and Alphabay-associated Redditor who goes by moniker Big_Muscles has
called users to calm down, saying the site's servers are under update and will be“back online soon.”.
Now I will admit I don't know for sure what's going on, and I am a bit nervous myself because if this is the end then I have lost a couple hundred dollars myself But
think about it Last year Alphabay went down for about 4 days.
The Department of Justice's Opioid Fraud and Abuse Detection Unit is targeting individuals that are contributing to the prescription opioid epidemic, has netted the largest-ever health care fraud takedown, secured the first-ever indictments against Chinese fentanyl manufacturers,
and seized Alphabay, the largest criminal marketplace on the Internet
and a major source of fentanyl and heroin.
One user on Reddit calls for calm and patience, saying“Now I will admit I don't know for sure what's going on, and I am a bit nervous myself because if this is the end then I have lost a couple of
hundred dollars myself But think about it Last year Alphabay went down for about 4 days.”.