On April 5, 2023, the FBI and Dutch National Police announced the takedown of Genesis Market, one of the largest dark web marketplaces. The operation, dubbed “Operation Cookie Monster,” resulted in the arrest of 119 people and the seizure of over $1M in cryptocurrency. You can read the FBI’s warrant here for details specific to this case. In light of these events, I’d like to discuss how OSINT
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