Resurrected ‘Crimenetwork’ Marketplace Taken Down, Administrator Arrested

German police have successfully shut down the second iteration of the Crimenetwork dark web marketplace just days after it was resurrected following an initial takedown in December 2024. The original marketplace, which operated for over 12 years with more than 100,000 users, facilitated the trade of stolen data, drugs, and falsified documents using cryptocurrency, generating an estimated 3.6 million euros in revenue. Authorities arrested a 35-year-old German suspect in Spain believed to be the marketplace's administrator and seized nearly 200,000 euros in assets along with extensive user and transaction data for further investigation.