๐ Russian Hydra Made Over $1.3 Billion Last Year
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Dark web marketplace in Russian Hydra has emerged as a hotspot for illegal activities, attracting $1.37 billion in cryptocurrencies in 2020, up from $9.4 million in 2016, according to The Hacker News. ย The blistering acceleration in annual transaction volumes represents a whopping 624% year-over-year increase from 2018 to 2020.ย Flashpoint cybersecurity company said in a report jointly published with blockchain analysis firm Chainalysis that "Further buoying Hydra's growth is its abilityโor its good fortuneโto remain running and unscathed against competitor attacks or law enforcement scrutiny; its only downtime of note occurred during a brief time period at the beginning of the COVID-19 global pandemic in late March 2020". Hydra, that has been in operation since 20... ...