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Slovakian man pleads guilty to operating darknet marketplace

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STIX ID: report--cfe4e3cc-173b-5ccd-950f-2f968b972f9a

Feed Name: Bleeping Computer

Threat Score
65/100

Date Published: 2026-01-28

Date Updated: 2026-04-20

Author: Sergiu Gatlan

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A Slovakian national, Alan Bill (aka "Vend0r"/"KingdomOfficial"), pleaded guilty to conspiracy related to operating Kingdom Market, a darknet marketplace active from March 2021–December 2023 that sold drugs, stolen personal data, counterfeit IDs, and cybercrime tools; law enforcement seized the market's domains and infrastructure (which hosted ~42,000 listings), arrested Bill at Newark airport on December 15, 2023 with electronic devices and a cryptocurrency wallet linking him to the operation, and he faces sentencing and asset forfeiture.

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