Darknet Market Evolution Unreachable, Funds Stolen
Users of the popular darknet marketplace Evolution were disappointed over the last couple of days as the site has been unavailable. Spotty access is normally unsurprising for the market, and there is a long list of alternative URLs. But none of them have worked, so it appears the site is down. Also read: How FBI Illegally Stole Ross Ulbricht's Laptop & Brought Down The Silk Road. Evolution has become much more active in the wake of the arrest and subsequent conviction of Ross Ulbricht, the operator of the first major darknet marketplace, Silk Road. Its operators do not have the same....
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