US Sentences Empire Market Co-Creator Over $430 Million Criminal Marketplace

Reported by Security Affairs (Pierluigi Paganini)

Summary by Cyber Security News10 Oct 2026, 09:22 CET

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Empire Market co-creator Raheim Hamilton was sentenced to 40 years in prison for running a dark web marketplace linked to $430 million in illegal trades. The case against Empire Market shows how a dark web marketplace can become a major criminal business, bringing together drug trafficking, stolen credentials, personal data and hacking tools.

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