![]() “Most markets operate the same: Blindly deposit money into your account, wait for confirmations and then make the purchase. Evolution, BlackBank) we wanted to create a market where it is impossible for either admins or vendors to run away with your funds,” the admins wrote. “After recent exit scams of various marketplaces (e.g. HANSA created a system that they claim ensures that no exit scam is possible. Once a market becomes popular, there can be a significant amount of bitcoins in limbo, and owners are often tempted to shut the market down and take all the money that has built up. HANSA was created in response to the many exit scams that have occurred over the past few years. Most dark web markets require buyers to deposit money (bitcoins) before they can purchase. In the screenshot above a vendor is selling a collection of 21 ebooks by a popular author for just $4.99. This includes pirated software, video games, movies, books and other media as well as credentials for related accounts. Piracy is one of the top trending cybercrime categories on HANSA market. As we turn our attention to HANSA, it’s an opportunity to reflect on how these dark web markets work - and the reason there has been so much turnover the past few years. Previously in this series we’ve talked about Alpha Bay and the problem of stolen credentials and Dream Market and the cybercrime-as-a-service model. It’s a new and growing market focused on the security of its users. HANSA Market is the third most popular dark web market this year, according to data from SurfWatch Labs. ![]()
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