U.S. slaps sanctions on most prominent Russia marketplace on dark web

The U.S. Treasury Department on Tuesday sanctioned the most prominent Russian marketplace on the dark web and a cryptocurrency exchange known to be mainly operating in Moscow and St. Petersburg in a bid to foil Russian attempts to evade already imposed financial restrictions following the invasion of Ukraine."The global threat of cybercrime and ransomware that originates in Russia, and the ability of criminal leaders to operate there with impunity, is deeply concerning to the United States," Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said in a press release.The darknet market, Hydra, provides illicit …READ FULL ARTICLE