[3] Hydra was shut down by American and German law enforcement action in April 2022,[3] and its operator was sentenced to life in prison by a Russian court in December 2024.
[4] Unique among dark net marketplaces, Hydra provided various criminal financial services.
[2] On April 5, 2022, American and German federal government law enforcement agencies announced the seizure of the website's Germany-based servers and cryptocurrency assets.
[5][6] The United States Department of Justice has indicted one Russian man for his role in running the servers for the website.
[3] In December 2024, a Russian court sentenced Hydra operator Stanislav Moiseyev to life in prison.