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Owner of Empire cybercrime market gets 40 years in prison

·Source: BleepingComputer

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Executive Summary

The co-creator of Empire Market, one of the largest dark web marketplaces before its shutdown, has been sentenced to 40 years in prison for facilitating $430 million in illegal transactions from 2018 to 2020. [...]

Analysis

The co-creator of Empire Market, one of the largest dark web marketplaces before its shutdown, has been sentenced to 40 years in prison for facilitating $430 million in illegal transactions from 2018 to 2020. [...]
Source Attribution

Originally published by BleepingComputer on Oct 8, 2026.

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