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The darknet market ecosystem continues to consist of many short-lived markets. Data source: EMCDDA Web-IQ. Notes: Start and end dates: the dates of the first and last known sales/withdrawals. Closure type ? the reason for a market shut-down. Market status last checked on 31 December 2023.

 

We have been especially interested in ransomware which enables extortion of victims by taking control of their digital assets. On the darknet markets Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) is being offered as a franchise model that allows people without programming skills to become active attackers and take part in the ransomware economy. This is a way of democratising crime giving ordinary people ...