Police shut Genesis Market, 'one of world's largest' online sites for stolen identities
Marketplace was closed following the sting, which involved 17 countries and led to 199 arrests
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Marketplace was closed following the sting, which involved 17 countries and led to 199 arrests
A criminal online marketplace selling millions of sets of stolen personal information has been taken down in an international crackdown.
International police have shut down what they called "one of the world's largest" online markets dealing in millions of stolen identities and account details, Europol said on Wednesday.
International law enforcement agencies have seized a sprawling dark web marketplace popular with cybercriminals, Britain's National Crime Agency (NCA) said on Wednesday, in a multinational crackdown dubbed "Operation Cookie Monster."
One of the world’s biggest online shops where fraudsters trade stolen personal information has been shut down after a massive international sting operation.