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Cybercrime forum Darkode returns with security, admins intact

The Register, July 28, 2015. Reported relaunch of the Darkode forum on darkode.cc as a Tor-based, invite-only site roughly two weeks after the July 2015 Operation Shrouded Horizon takedown, with administrators reportedly intact.

Source type
News report
Published
July 28, 2015
Research grade
S2
Used in entries
2

Bibliographic record

Publisher
The Register
Published
July 28, 2015
Source type
News report
Research grade
Source grade S2
Language
English
Official record
Not an official publication
Address
https://www.theregister.com/2015/07/28/darkode_returns/
What it supports
Reported relaunch of the Darkode forum on darkode.cc as a Tor-based, invite-only site roughly two weeks after the July 2015 Operation Shrouded Horizon takedown, with administrators reportedly intact
Dataset id
src_register_darkode_return_2015

Research notes

  • Live page read 2026-08-23; byline Darren Pauli, timestamped 'Tue 28 Jul 2015 // 08:27 UTC'.
  • Subheading: 'Revived invite-only site has cleared out snitches, will rely on blockchain authentication'.
  • Single-outlet trade-press report relaying claims attributed to the forum operator 'Sp3cial1st', hence S2 rather than S1; it is evidence that a relaunch was claimed and reported, not independent confirmation of operator continuity.

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Cited 2 times across 2 record types.

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Later activity

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