News report

# Cybercrime forum Darkode returns with security, admins intact

The Register, July 28, 2015. Darkode resurgence: the forum's return roughly two weeks after Operation Shrouded Horizon, with an admin posting under the original 'Sp3cial1st' handle and plans for a Tor-based, invite-only relaunch.

**Source type:** News report

**Published:** July 28, 2015

**Research grade:** S1

**Used in entries:** 1

## Bibliographic record

**Publisher:** The Register

**Published:** July 28, 2015

**Source type:** News report

**Research grade:** Source grade S1

**Language:** English

**Official record:** Not an official publication

**Address:** [https://www.theregister.com/security/2015/07/28/cybercrime-forum-darkode-returns-with-security-admins-intact/1295948](https://www.theregister.com/security/2015/07/28/cybercrime-forum-darkode-returns-with-security-admins-intact/1295948)

**What it supports:** Darkode resurgence: the forum's return roughly two weeks after Operation Shrouded Horizon, with an admin posting under the original 'Sp3cial1st' handle and plans for a Tor-based, invite-only relaunch

**Dataset id:** src\_theregister\_darkode\_returns\_2015

## Research notes

- By Darren Pauli.
- published\_on taken from the page's schema.org datePublished (2015-07-28T07:27:08Z); the page was last modified 2018-02-20.
- The URL recorded here is the page's own rel=canonical, including the /security/ prefix and the trailing article id.

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## Cited by

### Later activity

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Cited for activity recorded after the takedown.

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[Darkode forum relaunch (darkode.cc)](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/darkode-forum-takedown)

Same operators, Darkode forum takedown

Later outcome

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