Security

Nightmare Market Security Breach

Nightmare Market had a security breach and it’s users funds were stolen through SQL injection. Nightmare Market is an online darkweb marketplace and is considered the second largest active darknet market, was founded in 2018.

Nightmare marketplace offers a variety of illegal contents such as drugs, stolen data and counterfeit items, all using the Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, Monero, Litecoin, Dash, and Zcash cryptocurrencies.

A screenshot of Nightmare Marketplace at the time of writing

The hacker could breach into Nightmare Market through SQL injection and stole unknown amount of cryptocurrencies. Nightmare market disabled all withdrawals and lots of it’s users complained about missing BTC funds.

The hacker posted screenshots of Nightmare Market backend on Dread (Darkweb’s Reddit).

Nightmare Market Admin Section
Nightmare Market sale stats

At the time of writing, Nightmare Market has resumed operation and it’s website is back online.

M. Ali

Daily cryptocurrency trader, miner, technology enthusiast and a full time IT and security consultant. If you have any questions or comments please feel free to email him at nabil@wibbic.com

Recent Posts

Binance Delists Four Major Cryptocurrencies: What You Need to Know

Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange has announced its plans to delist and pause trading… Read More

7 months ago

LocalMonero Announces 6-Month Shutdown Plan

LocalMonero, the peer-to-peer exchange platform for the privacy-focused cryptocurrency Monero (XMR), will be shutting down… Read More

8 months ago

Telecom Giant Vodafone Bringing Crypto to the Masses Via SIM Cards

The major telecom company Vodafone has unveiled an ambitious plan to integrate cryptocurrency wallets directly… Read More

8 months ago

No Evidence of Hack, Says Bitfinex CTO Amid Ransomware Gang’s Allegations

In the world of cybersecurity, claims of data breaches can cause significant concern and speculation.… Read More

8 months ago

Indian Police Seize 268 Bitcoins Worth $17 Million in Crypto Bust

Indian authorities have seized large sum of bitcoins from a resident of Haldwani, a… Read More

8 months ago

Smart Contract Hacking Costs Ex-Engineer $12M and His Freedom

A former senior security engineer was sentenced to three years in prison for executing sophisticated… Read More

8 months ago