Security News > 2021 > November > Dark web market Cannazon shuts down after massive DDoS attack
Cannazon, one of the largest dark web marketplaces for buying marijuana products, shut down last week after suffering a debilitating distributed denial of service attack.
The admins posted that message on November 23, 2021, and today, Cannazon went offline, allegedly forever.
The site was hit by a massive DDoS attack at the start of the month, which is not uncommon for dark web markets.
"We are very sorry that we had to keep you in the dark for the last days. In our opinion this was the best way to prevent some vendors from trying to exit scam, harming you and the community," read the shutdown announcement from the site admins.
The emergence of fake clone sites is typical when a large and well-known dark web platform goes offline.
If you're thinking that buying cannabis from the dark web is an easy way to circumvent drug laws in your country while remaining anonymous behind VPNs or Tor, you are ignoring large chunks of the risks involved.
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