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US government says it's shutting down and sanctioning #darknet site Genesis Market "for its part in the theft and sale of device credentials and related sensitive information."
Genesis Market operates a criminal marketplace and is believed to be located in #Russia, according to US Treasury #OFAC.
“An unprecedented law enforcement operation involving 17 countries has resulted in the takedown of Genesis Market, one of the most dangerous marketplaces selling stolen account credentials to hackers worldwide.” europol.europa.eu/media-press/ne…
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🚨BREAKING🚨

An international operation involving the National Crime Agency has taken down one of the biggest online marketplaces selling stolen credentials to criminals worldwide.

FULL STORY ➡️ nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/notorious…
Genesis Market was a go-to service for criminals seeking to defraud victims.

The platform hosted 80 million credentials and digital fingerprints stolen from over two million people.

Led by the @FBI and @Politie, activity to take the site down involved 17 countries.
As part of the investigation, the NCA identified hundreds of UK-based users of the platform and information was passed to policing partners.

This resulted in 47 warrants being executed in coordinated raids by the NCA, Regional Cyber Crime Units and police forces.
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