What is Invictus Market?
Invictus is an all-purpose market with a wide variety of products but most listings are in the drug category. But besides offering all kinds of recreational and prescription drugs, the site also has some rare listings that are hard to find anywhere else. If the market site is up, you can find the onion link for Invictus Market to the right of this article.
For instance, Invictus is one of the rare market sites that sometimes list weapons and ammo. In the “classified” section you can find all kinds of unusual offers such as gaming consoles, iPhones, gold powder, various appliances, and even clothing. It’s worth browsing this category frequently to find some unusual items that are listed on no other marketplace.
Invictus Market also offers a wholesale section where you can find special offers at a discount. The “services” section is another category for unique items, for instance, there are offers for “military consulting” – whatever that means, interested parties should probably contact the vendor. Invictus also has one of the largest digital products section of any darknet market, make sure to check it out if you are looking for such products.
Another unique feature of Invictus Market is that they offer a bug bounty program: In order to be eligible for a reward, the submitted vulnerability must meet the qualification requirements outlined in their bug bounty terms and submitters must follow Invictus’ reporting and disclosure procedures. The Invictus Bug Bounty program follows a set of well defined and industry-standard disclosure terms and vulnerability rating taxonomies.
Security Recommendations
Same as with all darknet sites the usual security recommendations apply. Most importantly: stay anonymous. Use the TOR browser only and don’t use the TOR browser for any regular (non-darknet) browsing.
Before visiting the site with the TOR browser, you should switch off JavaScript (Options -> Privacy & Security -> Security Level -> Switch to “Safer”). Invictus is explicitly designed so that you don’t need JavaScript which allows you to increase your security by switching it off.
Ideally, you have a dedicated system or at least a dedicated VM for all your darknet activities. Keep your darknet PGP keys and other credentials limited to that system only, do not mix it with any activities that would expose your identity.
Treat your dedicated system like a work-system: Only install the software necessary for your operations do not install anything for entertainment or other purposes. Subsequently, resist the urge to browse Twitter, Reddit or any other social media sites while you have downtime. For this always use your regular system.
For additional system security, we recommend you run a secure operating system like Tails or Whonix on your dedicated system for darknet activities. We also recommend using a VPN as an additional security measure since TOR will only anonymize your browsing sessions but not other traffic.
Especially when using any public WiFi hotspots you should always use a VPN when accessing the Internet since you don’t know whether the access point is compromised. A VPN ensures that all of your traffic, no matter what application, will always be strongly encrypted when passing the access point, this protecting yourself not only from eavesdropping but also possible identity theft.
Invictus Market Summary
Invictus Market is one of the best places to browse if you are looking for unusual items or any kind of digital product because the site has one of the largest off-topic portfolios. But that being said, the majority of all listings are still in the drug category. So all-in-all Invictus Market is a great place to shop for any kind of darknet product. As always, when visiting any darknet market make sure to only use trusted links, such as the onion link for Invictus Market on the top right.