{
  "id": "case-incognito-siew",
  "slug": "us-v-siew-incognito-market",
  "title": "U.S. v. Rui-Siang Siew (Incognito Market Darknet Extortion)",
  "summary": "Owner and operator of Incognito Market who facilitated over $100 million in illicit darknet transactions before orchestrating an exit scam and extorting registered vendors and buyers with doxxing threats.",
  "case_number": "1:24-cr-00305",
  "court": "U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York",
  "district": "S.D.N.Y.",
  "country": "United States",
  "opened_at": "2024-05-20",
  "status": "charged",
  "victim_sector": "Consumer Privacy, Cryptocurrency",
  "victim_country": "United States, Taiwan",
  "loss_amount_usd": 100000000,
  "loss_amount_note": "Processed over $100 million in illicit crypto sales and demanded extortion fees up to $20,000 per vendor.",
  "first_seen_at": "2020-10-01T00:00:00Z",
  "last_updated_at": "2026-07-15T12:00:00Z",
  "actor_slug": "incognito-market",
  "defendant_slugs": [
    "rui-siang-siew"
  ],
  "cves": [],
  "techniques": [
    {
      "technique_id": "T1090",
      "evidence_excerpt": "Operated hidden onion services over the Tor network equipped with automated cryptocurrency escrow mechanisms.",
      "evidence_locator": "Criminal Complaint \u00b6 8, Page 4",
      "mapping_status": "reviewed",
      "mapped_by": "rule",
      "source_title": "Complaint: U.S. v. Siew",
      "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/owner-and-operator-incognito-market-dark-web-narcotics-marketplace-arrested-and-charged",
      "technique_name": "Proxy",
      "tactic": "Command and Control"
    }
  ],
  "events": [
    {
      "event_type": "arrest",
      "event_date": "2024-05-18",
      "description": "Siew arrested at JFK International Airport in New York upon arrival from Taiwan."
    }
  ]
}