Empire Market co-creator was sentenced to 40 years in prison for running a dark web marketplace linked to $430 million in illegal trades.

Based in United States. Technology sector. Disclosed 12 Oct 2026. Incident profile, threat group background and sector analysis.

Based in United States. Retail & E-Commerce sector. Disclosed 12 Oct 2026. Incident profile, threat group background and sector analysis.

Based in Turkey. Transportation sector. Disclosed 12 Oct 2026. Incident profile, threat group background and sector analysis.

Based in Belize. Retail & E-Commerce sector. Disclosed 9 Oct 2026. Incident profile, threat group background and sector analysis.

Based in UAE. Professional Services sector. Disclosed 9 Oct 2026. Incident profile, threat group background and sector analysis.

Dread dark web forum appears hijacked after a pinned post claimed control of the project and domain keys, while denying plans to leak user data.

Based in Brazil. Other sector. Disclosed 8 Oct 2026. Incident profile, threat group background and sector analysis.

Based in Germany. Professional Services sector. Disclosed 13 Oct 2026. Incident profile, threat group background and sector analysis.

Based in United Kingdom. Manufacturing sector. Disclosed 13 Oct 2026. Incident profile, threat group background and sector analysis.

A cyber incident disrupted phone service across Alaska’s North Slope Borough School District, forcing temporary contact numbers while classes continued.

Based in Chile. Professional Services sector. Disclosed 12 Oct 2026. Incident profile, threat group background and sector analysis.

Raheim Hamilton, co-creator of the dark web marketplace Empire Market, was sentenced to 40 years for a platform that handled $430M in illegal sales.

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Based in Morocco. Government & Defense sector. Disclosed 11 Oct 2026. Incident profile, threat group background and sector analysis.

Retail & E-Commerce sector. Disclosed 10 Oct 2026. Incident profile, threat group background and sector analysis.

Based in Brazil. Other sector. Disclosed 7 Oct 2026. Incident profile, threat group background and sector analysis.

Raheim Hamilton, co-creator of Empire Market, was sentenced to 40 years for facilitating $430M in illegal dark web transactions, marking a major criminal crackdown.

Based in United States. Healthcare sector. Disclosed 9 Oct 2026. Incident profile, threat group background and sector analysis.