DeepDotWeb was a great directory of onion sites. It brought together hundreds of the commercial sites of the dark web - whose addresses changed regularly, and often illegal activities.
The website was seized on May 7, 2019 during an investigation into the owners' financing model, in which they received money by offering links to certain marketplaces. darknet, who paid him in return.
The FBI, in collaboration with the authorities of several countries, arrested several people responsible for the management of Deep Dot Web, It also seized domains affiliated with the site.
Deepdotweb.com and its domain .onion were redirected to a notice of seizure. It displayed a very explicit message, signed by the FBI. "This site has been seized", could be read in capital red letters, with the logos of the American federal agency, but also of other organizations.
The notice was presented by the FBI and prominently featured the logos of EUROPOL and numerous law enforcement agencies, including the British National Crime Agency and the Federal Criminal Police Office.
Israeli police claimed that the owners of DeepDotWeb were receiving bitcoin in exchange for links to black market sites. She also announced that several people had been arrested in an international operation, suspected of being involved in the management of this site, reports the Israeli newspaper. The Times of Israel.
Two people were reportedly arrested in Israel, but other arrests were also reportedly made in France, Germany, the Netherlands and Brazil.
בעלי האתר גרפו מיליוני דולרים באמצעות שיטת « שיווק שותפים », ע »י כך שהר וויחו על כל מכירה שבוצעה דרכם. התשלום בעבור העסקאות התבצע באמצעות מטבע ביטקוין. שני החשודים שנעצרו בישראל יובאו היום לדיון בהארכת מעצרם
- משטרת ישראל (@IL_police) 7th May 2019
The Israel Police Twitter account also indicated that DeepDotWeb administrators allegedly generated commissions as part of an “affiliate marketing” campaign. Details regarding this affiliate campaign are unknown, but it is possible that the administrators earn a commission for each sale referred by their site to criminal marketplaces.
