Black Market Cannabis Road Hacked, $100k in Bitcoin Lost
Cannabis Road is now offline after suffering from an attack that saw hackers abscond with 200 BTC or roughly $100,355 at press time. Users who attempt to access the online marketplace dedicated to cannabis products are now presented with a message from lead developer 'Crypto' detailing the attack and the potential paths forward for the development team. Crypto writes that he discovered the theft at roughly 10:15 AM UTC, after logging into Cannabis Road's bitcoin wallet and noticing the balance was near zero. He recalls: "At first I thought it was a mistake, until I double checked, and....
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