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Joker s Stash, the notorious underground marketplace that has specialized in the sale of stolen payment card data, is reportedly shutting down in February, with its administrator claiming he will retire at that time, according to researchers at Gemini Advisory, which tracks stolen payment card data.
In a report released Friday, Gemini Advisors notes that the administrator of the darknet site, who also goes by the name JokerStash, plans to close down the marketplace on Feb. 15. The message was posted to the Joker s Stash forum as well as several other underground forums.
The news that Joker s Stash will cease its operations comes a few weeks after published reports claimed that the FBI and Interpol briefly seized the blockchain domains used by the site, although the administrator appears to have regained control shortly after the incident.