War in the Russian Darknet
summary
The talk examines the fallout after the shutdown of Hydra, the dominant Russian darknet drug market, analyzing how other darknet forums compete to fill the vacuum. It covers relationships between these rival forums and Russian security services, and explores links between the darknet activity and the war in Ukraine, based on an in-depth investigation of Russian-language sources.
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chapters (9)
- 0:00Introduction
- 1:55Hydra seized by law enforcement
- 6:50Arrests and ongoing investigation
- 11:10Hydra's fall and new forums
- 17:35Killnet's role in darknet
- 24:03Drug distribution mechanisms
- 31:31Killnet's business and new threats
- 35:27Current Russian drug market
- 39:45Who goes to prison and summary
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