Operation Cookie Monster: Feds seize “infamous hacker market”

A screenshot from the Genesis Market domain that says,

Enlarge / Area seizure message at genesis.market.

A world regulation enforcement operation shut down a “infamous hacker market” that bought entry to contaminated units and stolen account credentials, the US Division of Justice and Europol introduced at present. The operation concentrating on Genesis Market concerned 17 international locations, seized the platform’s infrastructure, and resulted in “119 arrests, 208 property searches, and 97 knock-and-talk measures,” Europol mentioned.

The now-shuttered Genesis Market “marketed and bought packages of account entry credentials—similar to usernames and passwords for electronic mail, financial institution accounts, and social media—that had been stolen from malware-infected computer systems world wide,” the Justice Division mentioned. The so-called “Operation Cookie Monster” seized 11 domains pursuant to a warrant licensed by the US District Court docket for the Japanese District of Wisconsin.

Whereas Genesis Market’s public web site was taken down, its .onion area was nonetheless accessible on the darkish net utilizing Tor at present. Legislation enforcement is outwardly nonetheless on the lookout for at the least a number of the individuals behind the platform, because the area seizure message seeks suggestions from anybody who’s been in touch with Genesis Market directors. The US Treasury Division mentioned Genesis Market “is believed to be situated in Russia.”

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