International agency release

# DarkMarket: world's largest illegal dark web marketplace taken down

Europol, January 12, 2021. Establishes the DarkMarket server seizure, operator arrest, and user/seller scale..

**Source type:** International agency release

**Published:** January 12, 2021

**Research grade:** P2

**Used in entries:** 2

## Bibliographic record

**Publisher:** Europol

**Published:** January 12, 2021

**Source type:** International agency release

**Research grade:** Source grade P2

**Language:** English

**Official record:** Official publication

**Address:** No address recorded for this source. Publisher, title, and date are given so it can be retrieved from the publisher.

**What it supports:** Establishes the DarkMarket server seizure, operator arrest, and user/seller scale.

**Dataset id:** src\_europol\_darkmarket\_2021

## Research notes

- Not independently re-verified in this pass.

How this source is used

Cited 2 times across 1 record type.

The role on each citation records what the source was relied on for. A primary source establishes the fact, a supporting source corroborates it, technical evidence describes the infrastructure, and a later outcome records what happened afterwards.

Sources were reviewed to a research cutoff of August 20, 2026. Addresses recorded after that date are not reflected here.

## Cited by

### Organization roles

2 citations

Cited for an organization's recorded role in a takedown.

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[Bundeskriminalamt](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/darkmarket-shutdown)

Operational lead, DarkMarket shutdown

Primary source
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[European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/darkmarket-shutdown)

Coordinator, DarkMarket shutdown

Primary source

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