Darknet Markets Timeline

Historical and current darknet marketplaces — status, founding dates, seizure history, and exit scams. Data sourced from Dread, TorTaxi, and public reporting.

Total

Active

Seized

Exit Scams

status:

BreachForums V3

DefunctMulti

Resurrection of BreachForums after Pompompurin arrest. Short-lived.

Founded 2023

breach-dataleaks

Brief revival attempt after arrest.

Torzon

ActiveMulti

Emerging marketplace post-Hydra. Drugs, data, fraud.

Founded 2023

drugsstolen-datafraud

Active as of 2024. Growing user base.

Vices Market

ActiveMulti

Newer marketplace with drugs, fraud, and digital goods.

Founded 2023

drugsfrauddigital-goods

Active as of 2024.

DrugHub Market

ActiveMulti

Drug-focused marketplace with escrow system.

Founded 2023

drugs

Active.

Incognito Market

Exit ScamMulti

Exit scam March 2024. Operator disappeared with escrow.

Founded 2023Closed 2024-03

drugs

Exit scam. Operator "riddle" vanished.

BreachForums

SeizedMulti

Data breach marketplace. Seized by FBI. Admin Pompompurin arrested.

Founded 2022Closed 2023-09

breach-dataleaks

Multiple iterations: v1 seized, v2 "BreachForums.VC" also seized. Pompompurin arrested Sept 2023.

Mega Market

ActiveRussia

Russian-language successor to Hydra. Large product catalog.

Founded 2022

drugsstolen-datacounterfeit

Active. One of the largest post-Hydra markets.

BlackSprut

ActiveRussia

Russian-language marketplace. Drugs, forged documents.

Founded 2022

drugsforged-documents

Active. Major Russian market.

Abacus Market

ActiveMulti

English-language marketplace. Drugs, fraud, digital goods.

Founded 2022

drugsfrauddigital-goods

Active. Growing user base.

ASAP Market

ActiveMulti

English-language marketplace. Drugs, fraud, services.

Founded 2022

drugsfraudservices

Active.

Nemesis Market

SeizedMulti

Seized by law enforcement March 2024.

Founded 2022Closed 2024-03

drugsstolen-data

Seized March 2024. Operator arrested.

2easy

ActiveRussia

Russian-language marketplace for stolen data, access brokers.

Founded 2021

stolen-dataaccess-broker

Active. Popular among Russian-speaking threat actors.

Bohemia Market

Exit ScamMulti

Exit scam Dec 2023. Large vendor base lost funds.

Founded 2021Closed 2023-12

drugsfraud

Exit scam with estimated $10M+ in escrow.

Kingdom Market

SeizedGermany

Seized by German BKA December 2023. Operator arrested.

Founded 2021Closed 2023-12

drugsstolen-datamalware

Seized Dec 2023. Operator sentenced.

World Market

Exit ScamMulti

Exit scammed Aug 2022. Vendors lost escrow funds.

Founded 2020Closed 2022-08

drugsfraud

Exit scam with estimated $3M+ in vendor funds.

Dark0de Reborn

DefunctMulti

Multi-purpose marketplace. Shut down voluntarily.

Founded 2020Closed 2021-06

drugsfrauddigital-goods

Shut down June 2021.

White House Market

Exit ScamMulti

Privacy-focused marketplace. Voluntary shutdown with exit scam concerns.

Founded 2019Closed 2021-10

drugscounterfeit

Forced Monero-only policy. Shut down Oct 2021.

Russian Market

ActiveRussia

Russian-language marketplace. Stolen cards, credentials, logs.

Founded 2019

stolen-datacredentialscards

Active. Focus on carding and credential stuffing.

Cannahome

DefunctMulti

Cannabis-focused marketplace. Voluntary closure.

Founded 2019Closed 2021-05

drugs

Shut down May 2021. Merged with White House Market users.

Genesis Market

SeizedMulti

Infostealer marketplace selling browser fingerprints and stolen cookies. Seized in FBI Operation Cookie Monster.

Founded 2017Closed 2023-04

infostealercredentialsfingerprints

Seized April 2023. Domain seized by FBI.

Hydra

SeizedRussia/CIS

Largest darknet market by volume. Seized by German BKA. $25M+ in crypto confiscated.

Founded 2015Closed 2022-04

drugsstolen-datamoney-laundering

Infrastructure seized April 2022. Successor markets emerged.

Sources: Dread, TorTaxi, public law-enforcement reporting · 21 markets tracked