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Illegal Drug Marketplace Kraken Takes Over Tor Nodes #shorts

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Kraken, another illegal drug marketplace, seizes Solaris' exit Tor nodes, redirecting traffic. Solaris panics, shuts down for weeks, and never fully recovers, dwindling from 1,000 shops to 30-40. #bsidesfrankfurt #bsides #bsidesfra #alexholden
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which is a good thing. The um competing group uh called uh Kraken, which is also illegal drug marketplace, takes over the exit um to nodes uh for Solaris, taking over and routing traffic to themselves. Um meanwhile, Solaris panics and um closes down their site uh for repairs for several weeks. They never really recover from 10,000 shops. They came back with about 30 to 40 shops that were functioning. And while it took them uh significantly longer than they anticipated to die, in 2024, this illegal drug marketplace actually uh called it quits, shut down, and never appeared again, which is a good thing.