Risky Bulletin Newsletter
January 20, 2023
Risky Biz News: Dark web mega-hack as Kraken takes over Solaris
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Blockchain analysis firm Elliptic, which documented and confirmed the hack, says Solaris was one of the largest drug markets on the dark web last year, processing around $150 million in sales of drugs and other illegal goods and services in its short lifespan.
Elliptic says the market was closely associated with Killnet, a pro-Kremlin hacktivist group, although it's unclear if the group was also in charge of the market itself.
In December last year, Alex Holden, a US security researcher with Ukrainian roots, claimed to have hacked Solaris and stolen $25,000 worth of cryptocurrency, which he later donated to Ukrainian charity organizations.