activity of Hanza<\/a>, one of the most significant dark web marketplaces, before closing it. Along with DEA and the Dutch National Police, the FBI seized and deactivated another large dark web marketplace, AlphaBay. Both sites sold narcotics, weapons, stolen data, and malware.<\/p>\n\n\n\nOne of the first successful dark websites was the Silk Road<\/strong>. This anonymous marketplace allowed people to sell drugs, forged private documents, cyberattack services, and illicit digital goods, and even went so far as to let people hire hitmen. It was closed in 2013 by the FBI, and the site\u2019s founder was sentenced to life in prison. When we get questions like \u201cis dark web monitoring safe?\u201d, we can confirm that it can prevent your data from ending up in such marketplaces.<\/p>\n\n\n\nConclusion<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
The dark web has many bad-faith actors who can take over someone’s identity and ruin their life. With the ever-increasing number of cyberattacks<\/strong>, it’s better to take security measures into your own hands. 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