CloudSEK’s digital risk monitoring platform XVigil has identified Nordic Market, a new dark web marketplace, that sells drugs such as Benzodiazepines, Alprazolam (Xanax), Zopiclone, Weed, and Hashish. The site, which is targeting Scandinavian countries, provides language support in English, Norwegian and Swedish. We also found that the site is hosted on a Microsoft IIS server.
The site provides its API data, which contains the information of Vendors, Listings, Registered Users etc.
Buying from the site
Like other dark web marketplaces:- The buyer first browses the site and adds the products to their cart.
- At checkout, the site provides auto-generated Bitcoin and Monero addresses to make the payment.
- After the buyer makes the payment to the selected cryptocurrency address, the site waits for 1 confirmation in the blockchain.
- Only after this validation, the buyer is instructed to enter the delivery address, and the order is placed.
More details about the site
The site provides its API data, which contains the information of Vendors, Listings, Registered Users etc. Vendors need to add their public PGP key, verify it, and enable 2 Factor Authentication login. The site is hosted on Microsoft IIS server. The price to become a new vendor is ~$500, and to become a verified vendor is ~$1000.Selling on the site
To list their products on the site, vendors need to add their public PGP key and verify it. They also need to enable 2 Factor Authentication (2FA) to login. The site charges ~$500 to become a new vendor, and ~$1000 to become a verified vendor.
The site provides its API data, which contains the information of Vendors, Listings, Registered Users etc.
