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Global cybercrime crackdown: over 373 000 dark web sites shut down

On 9 March 2026, a global operation led by German authorities and supported by Europol was launched against one of the largest networks of fraudulent platforms in the dark web. The investigation began in mid-2021 against…

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The scammer made over 300,000 euros.

·Finland
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The investigators have turned off more than 373 000 Darknet domains. Hundreds of users have already been identified, including from the Free State. The operator is subject to international prosecution.

·Munich, Germany
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Big success for Bavaria's cybercrime hunter! Agents from the Attorney General's Office confiscated half of all active sites in the Darknet.

·Berlin, Germany
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Bavarian investigators have turned off 373,000 Darknet pages – on the platforms, paedo criminals were lured with child pornography in fakeshops. The operator is now subject to international prosecution.

·Frankfurt, Germany
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Heise broke the news in Germany on Friday, March 20, 2026.
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