Authorities have charged two men in a federal court in Chicago for running the
infamous “Empire Market” dark web marketplace, enabling illegal transactions
totaling over $430 million from February 2018 to August 2020.
infamous “Empire Market” dark web marketplace, enabling illegal transactions
totaling over $430 million from February 2018 to August 2020.
The underground marketplace dealt in illicit goods and services, including
counterfeit cash, stolen credit cards, jewelry, chemicals, drugs and malware.
Empire Market Went Dark in 2020
In 2020, Empire Market ceased operations during ongoing extortion-based
distributed denial-of-s