Operation Onymous was an international law enforcement operation targeting darknet markets and other hidden services operating on the Tor network.
The Hague; Eisenhowerlaan; Statenkwartier; 2014;
A darknet market is a commercial website on the dark web that operates via darknets such as Tor and I2P. They function primarily as black markets, selling or brokering transactions involving drugs, cyber-arms, weapons, counterfeit currency, stolen credit card details, forged documents, unlicensed pharmaceuticals, steroids, and other illicit goods as well as the sale of legal products. In December 2014, a study by Gareth Owen from the University of Portsmouth suggested the second most popular sites on Tor were darknet markets.
Flowchart of The Silk Road's payment system, produced as evidence in the trial of its owner.
DOJ-OIG Audit (2020-12-18)