According to TechFlow, Incognito Market, a dark web platform for buying and selling illegal drugs, was suspected of an exit scam earlier this month.
Since last week, users of the platform have been unable to withdraw their Bitcoin and Monero, which was initially explained as a technical problem. Later, Incognito Market's homepage message showed that sensitive information would be released, including private messages, transaction information and order details, and hinted that if the information was leaked to law enforcement agencies, the consequences would be serious.
More than half a million order details and 862,000 encrypted transaction IDs are believed to be at risk. Suppliers are required to pay $100-20,000 per “tier” to protect their data, and the price will double on April 1, allowing buyers to delete records within a few weeks.
