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The operator of a dark web market becomes one of the most wanted men in the world. In a spectacular operation, the authorities try to bring him down.
Wired Story on the King of the Dark Web: www.wired.com/story/alphabay-...
Darknet Diaries Episode on Operation Bayonet: darknetdiaries.com/episode/24/
Original video: • Die Jagd nach dem Kön...
This video originally appeared on our German channel Simplicissimus. We will occasionally translate some of our best videos, as many of them are relevant for a wider international audience as well. Those translations will help us drop more videos and at the same time help us finance more original content on this channel. Enjoy the story.
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Nein ich habe das Video schon auf deutsch gesehen 😠😤
@@funnyexploits5298 I was confused if this is an re-upload.... but probably i've also seen it in german :D
Please keep hacking and cyber crime videos coming!!
Brother.. this man is absolutely NOT the KING... while he deserves all due respect, there is another.
I refuse to believe this was anonymous, just like there's no way they released the "Agents" real name. This is a great example of high level spy shit finally being shared to shut it down, but hey... "Who knows"
It’s crazy how his whole life was uncovered off a single email, really makes you think about how much of our info is out there online and we don’t even know
Well I mean you use your email for basically everything online. It's a pretty important thing to keep private
The same mistake for Ross Ulbricht the owner of silk road left his email publicly on a forum
You'd think people would create a new email account specifically for doing something like this. At least I do.
@@DaTimmeh Because at the time they left their email public they may not have known they had to capabilities to create the number one illegal platform in the world. Majority of the information they got to him with was when he was 17.
@@jioclarke3601 Who cares lol he created an account on the dark web with his personal email. Seems idiotic even if he DIDN'T make AlphaBay
3:57 "Items or data related to child abuse is strictly prohibited" Professionals have standards
Bad man with high standards 😂
Alpha bay doesn't exist anymore but lots of service providers are actively working against cp. It's funny when "not evil" labels are given to drug and gun dealers but even they have limits.
Bad man with people who have money not for those who are going to make money in future for them. Not only bad man but also smart man
I also thought about that lol
Every one has limits and some values keeps the positive image of himself, i don't see any contradiction !
Netflix would easily made 3-4 1h long episodes and you covered brilliantly under 19 minutes. Well written documentary keep it up 👍
Ya 1 hour is better
@@Godsfakelmaooogood for you
netflix would make a lesbian drama out of it
That's cause Netflix tries as absolutely hard as they can to milk anything like this. Idk why they think they gotta stretch stuff like this out. It's not like plenty of people aren't using their platform
you raise a good point... most videos on YT, are made in reverse. no implied knowledge, dull, monotone voice, and stretching out a 10 min story to 30-40mind. I guess that is why this video gets 5.7m views in months. @fern-tv keep up the good work.
Fern is probably the single most underrated documentary channel on youtube.
it is well known in germany as "Simplicissimus"
8.7M views and almost 1M subscribers = underrated.
@@David-ud9ju at the time the video got out it wasn’t that big. it blew up afterwards
Jey did you know that fern is origianal german? The name is Simplizicimud
People really tend to focus on the graphics/animations on these videos. I just want to point out, this is incredibly well written. No amount of pretty graphics can make up for a bad story, and this is so well told I would have listened to it with no graphics at all.
Likewise
a lot of people (me inlcuded) only listen to these kinds of videos while doing something else.
I've barely watch the intro and I can tell that this is a work of passion
Who cares? Just keep watching the free videos
@@jygb7092 I feel like you misunderstood my compliment as an insult somehow...
that one guy that gave the email to the DEA might as well have been the main character we didnt knew existed
Probably a business competitor
Maybe it was desnake, trying to take the throne for himself
This blew my mind. The person who sent the email could've been in charge all along but simply allowing time for the operation to go down. Just a test run to allow corrections to mistakes.
Nah chances are the NSA used “illegal” tricks to find the guy and came up with this email story as their cover.
Maybe it was dsnek guy🤓
This feels illegal to watch
Imagine if the authorities put as much effort into catching on line child predators as they do dark web king pins.... People of the world need to rise up against so called justice systems
Makes you wonder why they dont
@@BobGoodi Mossad Jeffery Epistien Elite pedophiles Connections
@@BobGoodi because the judges are probably cocaine taking nonces
Probably because it isn't profitable
this is still justice drugs can for sure ruin lives and that website making it easy for people to buy stupid shit like that
Absolutely insane production quality. Cant believe this is the first time im stumbling upon your content
Had the same exact thought. The editing and storytelling is top tier.
yeah bc it is stolen from german yters calles Simplicissmus
It's not stolen, the person behind the German channel is the same exact guy behind the English channel, except that in the English videos someone else is speaking.
@@timherrmann8943 not stolen, stop spreading lies and misinformation. It's the same guy behind both channels
@@timherrmann8943 kzhead.info/sun/gb6repVsaaBshK8/bejne.html Min: 10:58 / 11:38. feiert gut & Case Closed
Listen I’m no world class detective but it’s pretty obvious that the person who snitched on him was desnake.
What if Desnake was the mastermind after all, hidden behind a false leader.
@@hardhittaa that’s very true bro, maybe desnake gassed him up to be the leader of this shit, dude was 23 yo at the time, very young and very easy to manipulate.
Dude. Let’s catch DeSnake. Lol wow, you are so on to something. I really want him to go down now.
Why? Only feds want to take down their competition.@@CiscoZero
@@CiscoZeroi mean I buy my stuff local, but leave desnake alone he ain't doing no harm, he's just a business man
I can’t believe that’s how they caught Cazes. Created a small diversion to get him out of his house and off his computer. They really lucked out with that one
Too much coincidence for me
@@rockjaw11 I mean that's a common tactic law enforcement use. That's the reason why for months they were tracking him to create a profile of him with his schedule and habits. That's how they were able to increase the probability of him being at home and logged into the computer for "work".
boring is always better.
i never comment on videos, but your video is especially underrated no matter it having plenty of views… the writing, production, animation and work put into this is extremely impressive. good work and keep going! i had to leave a comment, a like and a subscription for this exceptional content :)
This video is incredible. Precise. Direct to the point. Amazing animation and graphics. No boring background talk. Didn't even notice that was almost 20 minutes. Keep up the good work!
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This video is incredible. Precise. Direct to the point. Amazing animation and graphics. No boring background talk. Didn't even notice that was almost 20 minutes. Keep up the good work!
For real straight to the point!
Jesus loves yall, died for us, and rose again! Jesus calls for all of us to repent! He's coming back!
@@highestpeeqs9532 bruh
It's always so funny how hackers and bad dark web operators always get caught at single bad mistake....it's like when you try to do something illegal you literally have to assume new identity from the start and shouldn't trust anybody with something personal either...you have to become a ghost...
One mistake causes life in prison
As they say, the police can make all the mistakes in the world, crooks only have to make 1 mistake. Hence, never worth getting involved in that world.
exactly@@RTPTechTips
You are assuming they got the right guy 😂
@@tmatheson probably mutliple people involved
I love the graphics but the way you tell this is so interesting and just keeps you glued in. I usually listen to such videos while getting ready for work in the morning but I won’t be able to wait for tomorrow morning.
Fantastic video. I don’t know how long it takes to do something like that, but it was visually stunning and narrated with intrigue. Appreciated it!
My thought is that now Desnake after learning from Alphas mistakes can actually go undetected for as long as he wants.
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it's always one simple error that gets them caught! stop using your real emails
i saw from another comment alphabay 2 has been down for a while now, obviously not going to confirm this myself but thats what i heard.
Don’t worry he and the others can’t run away for too long, because it’s against gods will…
Exit scammed almost a year ago
Hey mate, that's the first video i watched in your channel. Definitely won't be the last one, immaculate editing, production, narrating and content! Keep up the good work :)
I was about to comment the same. Weird
It's mates actually, this channel was founded by three guys
USA 🇺🇸 & Australia unstoppable partners! 💯
@@trainer_red7645 OK details..details man. -NY
@@Davido50 Bro liked his own comment
I watch usually 1 or 2 of your videos a week, but i listen to each video throughout the week idk if thats weird, definitely love how well written your videos are
hey man just putting it out there that this was my first video i’ve seen by you and it was written phenomenally. keep up the great work you earned my subcribe!
This is one of the most well put together videos I’ve seen in only half way through. Appreciate the effort & time to put this together. If you started a Tv series on this kind of stuff I’d be all in
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So crazy the guy used his own email at any point, and wouldn't create a brand new email to use for that business.
He’s a moron fall guy
Yap, its all a trap
You make a blackmarket page PUSSIO
Some people say desnake did him wrong and used him
@@Divertorhow so
So glad I came across your channel. A new fav 🔥
Incredibly well done work! Props to all involved!
Another Simplicissimus classic
I really like that some vids from Simpli are being translated to english here and the other way around... 👍
@@trueberryless Content thieves hate this trick.
@@niccomachiavelliits litterally theyr own Video
@@ProfessorFlasher their
@@ProfessorFlasher yea, the point was that if it is translated to english, its harder to say it doesn't exist for the content thiefes because it exist in english language
Graphics going insane rn. Also a caring narrator who is a tasteful gentleman, giving trigger warnings. This was damn good and wholesome.
You know, that this Video is stolen and copied (kzhead.info/sun/ftCgmql_m199oKM/bejne.htmlsi=Zh48byIUVO-qjTCj) the original
Fun Fact: This Video is only translated, the original came out a coulpe of months ago.
@@bardock_3161what is the original name of the video?
@@f6246 it‘s linked in the description
It's from Simplicissimus, a german channel.
You deserve more subscribers! First time coming across your channel and I’m hooked
I like how these government officials are so self-righteous about this dark web Market when they are guilty of far worse.
Only the government is allowed to sell guns, alcohol, and drugs. Only politicians are allowed to abuse kids duh.
that's true
No one can sell drugs, weapons or kids but the government
They're butthurt that they can't control it, that's all
I mean a bad and a bad doesn't make it good. Is better this way.. at least some officials have some decency compared to the vast majority. But I do believe they stay with all the riches they steal and discover
Fantastic production. No words to describe how well put together this was. Just fantastic. And my conclusion is that desnake was the weasel who sold alpha02. No way another anonymous source could be the one who knew about the real identity of alpha02. He was envious of cazes success and wanted his entire pizza, thus he sold him out.
And to stay safe he shut down the whole website after the death of cazes
@@jes6060 yup, exactly that. His machinations were perfect and totally cruel. Everything was planned for God knows how long.
It seems tho that desnake guy is 2x more dangerous and cunning than alpha02
@@lorel747 definitely, and desnake with all the know-how learnt from alpha and knowing the mistakes he made. He can happily avoid such mistakes and consolidate himself as the king of the dark web for years and years to come.
no wonder he called himself "desnake" because he is a snake
I have used KZhead for years and rarely comment or like, but wow. What a brilliant and well thought out video, it is rare that videos of true events actually have a plot, and even a plot twist at the end!
Im so glad the algorithm surfaced your channel. Well written stories, creative and thought-out animations ans fantastic topics. Thank you to the entire @fern-tv team!
Are they using AI for voice
no? @@potato_eater90
@@potato_eater90 Nah look at 8:46; Unless AI is that good (which is scary asf) I don’t think he’s using AI.
@@potato_eater90Nope
@@potato_eater90no they don't that voice is hoog
When a person commits suicide while under police custody these days it's pretty obvious that it's anything but a suicide
The man could've served life in prison or sent to death It's a much easier choice to just take ones life than to end up in either those scenarios
Oh wow I really listened to the end. Great job on this video!
First ever on KZhead I watch that much great video with hypnotic style of storytelling and without any useless drama or suspense dialogues. Love it ❤
What I learned from all the DarkNet people getting caught is that they made an error early on, if it wasn't for that, none of them would likely ever be caught. So the authorities are actually extremely powerless, unless a mistake is made (and it seems it's easily avoidable) they can't do anything at all.
@@Rare_Typical I don't understand what EncroChat has to do with this, completely different issue and not at all comparable to a secure server by one person who is the host of a platform. This case, just like the silkroad case were only possible because in both cases the owner basically doxxed themselves by leaving an early footprint of their e-mail. Without it, I don't see the case going anywhere, do you?
Yup
So exactly like every other crime in the world 🤡
Some turned off their servers on their own.
authorities know it all from the start even before mistake is made. they just have to find your mistake to legally pin them down.
Thanks for introducing me to Darknet Diaries years ago. I’m now an Patreon of him and listend to almost every episode.
Finally another fan I met, I like Jake rysiders videos too 😊
@@snareplug3872and me. Both channels are awesome. Some of Jack's interviews are truly hidden gems on this platform.
Since 2 years i been following him, hes attention details is 🤌🤌
Lemme slide in too, been watching for years.
Not watching for years but i think i watched it all by now after 3 weeks on work 😂 Truly good content
Well told, well sourced and cited. Well animated. Fantastic work!
i'm so obsessed with your channel these videos are so interesting
Impartial narrative, beautifully executed transitions, impeccable writing and production. Absolute masterpiece, definitely a youtube gem. Amazing work!
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Impartial narrative, beautifully executed transitions, impeccable writing and production. Absolute masterpiece, definitely a youtube gem. Amazing work!
Impartial narrative? lol as expected of a brazilian with an anime picture and numbers on his name.
Absolutely loved the detail and the way this was worded, spoken well. Good job I havent enjoyed a story like that in so long
Well written. great edit. thank you.
Damn, I'd watch this over and over again, The voice-over, editing, and footage are really enticing!
This video is highly underrated. The production quality is great and it makes people (me included) watch it until the end. New subscriber.
Wonder why? Because its legit 1:1 the video of @Simplicissimus
@@TomatoTakesOverwhich is okay, since they said that they want to reach international audiences aswell..
@@TomatoTakesOver+ they also mentions it in their newer videos that they translate some original simpli videos to english
@@TomatoTakesOverhe does link the original video in the description though.
Highly underrated??? The video was just uploaded 16 hours ago....
-fern uploaded Me: DROPS EVERYTHING AND WATCHES THE VID
It's one of the best documentary i've ever seen. Keep it up.
GREAT video, thanks for that. What is odd is that alpha02 didn’t lock his laptop before running outside at the time of his arrest. very inconsistent with how well he managed to stay anonymous and under the radar for years. Great channel and I didn’t mind the visuals at all, I find them quite good tbh
This sh*t is just phenomenal. It's sad that there are only a handful people who appreciate content like these. 😐😐. You should reach million subs very soon.
This account is made by two KZhead accounts that are working together. One of them is "Simplicissimus", a German account. They actually produced this video and they have a lot of videos like these on their channel. The thing is, that the content is in german. Maybe they are subtitled in English. Maybe check them out cause the account is amazing
I try to create similar content
Just relax about subscribers and trivial things. You live in a world of likes, followers, influencers and it’s sad.
And some are in denial. Lol
"Only a handful of people." 🤡 The video has over 2.6 million views. Wtf are you on about?
Insane production quality. Amazing job, Simpli and Fern team!
Dude, You're a monster. The content, the graphics animations are ON POINT. 🔥
@Hello there, how are you doing this blessed day?
Just subscribed. Great video, I look forward to seeing the rest of your content.
I already watched this on the Simpli channel in German and have no issues watching it again in English. Your videos on both channels are simply so addicting, I just can't get enough of them. Great quality as always, keep it up :D
haha yeah true
Is it the same content or should I rewatch again?
@@Mindflayer86 it's basically the same in both voice over (roughly) + animations, but I really enjoy their content on both channels and watched the other one 2 or so months ago (so it's not like I binge watched both after another, that way it felt somewhat 'new') Cheers
@@JaoTM it's because German is a barbaric language, needed the refinement XD
@@2MinuteHockey its anything but barbaric. Its probably one of the , if not the most precise language and absolutley beautiful.
Narration and production is insane. Glad I stumbled upon your page and watching all of your videos
Deserves a subscription. Fantastic work.
Thank you for this video , I was really hooked
Important addition about 17:48: the dark web and onion routing aren't just random places regular people created to stay anonymous, the entire technology and the Tor browser were created by the US intelligence offices, however they had to make it publicly available, since you can't just run these servers to anonymise yourself, and then use them for yourself only, anyone running a website could just see a connection from those servers and instantly recognise that some agent from the USA was connected to your website. They just have to take the bad with the good, because they need the system.
I’d say feds are the bad
Except if you monitor both sides or know the timing you can still track the stuff.
@@TheMysteryDriver no, you need to be in control of every node in the network that connects a user to the internet if you want to deanonymize that user. As long as the person using it never links their identity to what they do while using TOR, they are anonymous.
@14-5-52 this is wrong. If you control the entry node and the exit node all the hops the user does are pointless. This is because in order to establish a connection you need the public key and the certificate of the server. If you see whose asking for that public key and cert you deanomized the user
@@drmonkeys852 i would be pleased if you could cite your sources
Absolute pleasure of a recommendation, production is insane with interesting writing to match! Looking forward to more from you guys!
Honestly the best edited video ive seen well put
one of the best stories told by a gentle man. It is explained perfectly and clearly. I would watch your stories all the time without getting bored. ❤❤
amazing script work! keep them coming guys.
How is dude not 1 million subscribers. This is some god tier editing.
Only for those who can make sense of it.
Not really
well the animations are actually from simplicissimus, a german channel, but they work together and exchange video ideas/ in this case complete videos
The video is actually made by an account with over a million subs. Its made by the German account "Simplicissimus" who are part of the owners of this account
@@iamyou8994 Good content doesn't matter anymore. If he's a hardcore Trump fan for example, or against the war in Ukraine he'll never be allowed to go viral by Google. It's probably something like this on why he's not more popular.
The irony of making a video about a Darknet Vendor, whilst advertising a VPN that gives out customer details lmao
Source?
@@anotherguy9402If they keep logs, it’s over
@@anotherguy9402VPNS are not foul proof for privacy/OPSEC. VPN companies willingly will give your identity up to LEO if asked for it. Not really anything new.
Police do not care about people buying for personal use. In canada anyway
Why was he not using "tails OS?"
Really well put and really intresting video! Thank you!
What an amazing video. Got my husband to watch it with me because he is interested in the topic and it was so worth it. Incredibly well done.
Wonderful Video! Worth watching it... Thanks a lot team❤❤❤
Keep translating please and thank you! Im excited to hear all the stories! Subbed
Production quality is great and love the unique stories. Subscribed.
What a great video. Real quality content. Love it dude, keep it up!
looks like you put in a lot of work keep it up
8:45 I'm typing this from hell as I've just died from laughter
bro 💀💀💀
I wonder why such men are almost never loyal to their families/wife. They always have affairs und stuff.
@hischiribunghiplesnitrungh4422stated like a true PRO macho alfa who knows everything.
@hischiribunghiplesnitrungh4422 Then why having a wife in the first place if you go out and act like an animal anyway. Stay single if you can't be loyal. In any case, I doubt that it was an open relationship and that she agreed to it. She was probably more likely tied to him because money. That's why men often have girlfriends/wifes from such countries.
@hischiribunghiplesnitrungh4422 Some people value actual connections over being a sex addict. But to each their own I guess
Oh, look: a feminist. With his ZERO likes.
If you ve been to Thailand you'd understand 😂
all these videos are crazy man! everyone needs to keep their passwords safe from hackers!! i never knew that that many people do malicious activities. we gotta watch out for them!! great video man!!!
This Channel took the "Disruptv niche" ROUTE before the fall off, similar to cold fusion but not an hour long lol Your goin places🤙🏾🤙🏾 SUBSCRIBED!
I love how well put together this documentary was good job Fern. 👏🏽
@@j.a.i.s_hptl seriously?
I love how well put together this documentary was good job Fern. 👏🏽
its crazy that Alex didnt learn from Russ when it comes to leaving your laptop open. running a site like that should have you skeptical of almost everything when it comes to your laptop being open
Yep, Ross also got caught up using his personal email in the early days.
People get too comfortable.
You deserve my respect ❤ I love the way you entertained
Wow that’s an amazing documentary! Thank you for sharing this interesting information ❤
Its insane how fast you guys upload alot of High Quality videos in such a short period of time
this one already excisted, but just in german on the Simplicissimus channel🙌
its still insane but this one was made in german by one part of the fern owners
Oh makes sense
AI helps with a lot now days
this isn't ai. The team behind Simplicissimus consists of 21 people@@joshuac.6437
The best part of this story is the fact that the Dutch police RAN the Hansa Market, not just watch it - including its customer service. They did it really well, too, got lots of compliments!
Well, I have no idea what you're talking about! 🫠
@@Sammasambuddha tell me all the hypotheticals
You don't think feds run the dope here too?
@@ShitBucketBlues Define 'here'
10/10 video in every aspect. very well done
The best documentary I have ever seen. Thanks.
You’ll be at a million subs very soon, the work you’re putting into these videos is top tier, Millions subs type of channel.
so professional, you guys realy derserve more attention
That one guy who provided the email. Is the real MVP.
This might be the best documentary video I've seen
insane production value, the sources in the bottom left is also great, everythings just so well organized.
Well done, catching and informative. Thank you for not ruining the video with annoying loud "music" that most of the creators on KZhead does.
I wish someone would explain my work related tech stuffs to me like this 😂. You make a very interesting and well constructed video indeed.
Very well explained and well writen. I believe the police even removed pictures of the items that were being sold. Then they told the dealers it was a error and asked them to upload new photo's. The police hoped that the dealers would make mistakes by uploading new photo and retrieve more metadata.
Amazing to have another "Lemmino" to get my fill! Production quality is sky high! Great job.
Incredible video! Loved every second of it, great “to-the-point” storytelling, which often drags on too long in other channels. Subscribed immediately
Incredible video! Loved every second of it, great “to-the-point” storytelling, which often drags on too long in other channels. Subscribed immediately
Thanks for the idea. 👍
I agree to one of the other comments. This is amazingly well written. I did not even watch the video, just listened to the audio while driving.
you sir, know exactly how to make an impression on people stumbling onto your channel. You've won me and many others over, SUBBED!!!
Really well made, love the content and topics chosen 🌼
Yoooo amazing video. And I had no idea Zordon’s second robot servant was so instrumental in dark web drug sales!! 🤯🤯🤯
I watched one video and the stories are well put together along with the videos
This was so entertaining to watch! It gave me Death Note vibes with the whole investigation stuff going on, and I really liked your voice and how calming you were explaining everything.
Nah Alpha02 wasn't anywhere near as intelligent as me. He didn't even know the investigation was happening all around him.
@@lightyagami3492 Then how come it took them years to capture him sir
He litteraly stole everything 1 by 1 without even giving any credits: search up Simplicissimus
This was so entertaining to watch! It gave me Death Note vibes with the whole investigation stuff going on, and I really liked your voice and how calming you were explaining everything.
@@Theunicorn2012 💀💀
The editing is superior! I couldn’t take my eye of the screen through out the whole video. The flow of events is just perfect and your voice is very soothing. Keep up the amazing work and i wish you all the best!
Bro didin't say a single boring thing! Good work, keep it up