![]() ![]() Genesis specialised in the sale of digital products, especially “browser fingerprints” harvested from computers infected with malicious software, said Louise Ferrett, an analyst at British cybersecurity firm Searchlight Cyber.īecause those fingerprints often include credentials, cookies, internet protocol addresses and other browser or operating system details, they can be used by criminals to bypass anti-fraud solutions such as multifactor authentication or device fingerprinting, she said. Qintel did not immediately return messages seeking comment, and Reuters news agency could not locate contact details for Genesis Market’s administrators, which the US Treasury said were believed to operate from Russia. National Crime Agency (NCA) April 5, 2023 ![]() Logos of other European, Canadian and Australian police organisations were also emblazoned across the site, along with that of cybersecurity firm Qintel.Īn international operation involving the National Crime Agency has taken down one of the biggest online marketplaces selling stolen credentials to criminals worldwide.įULL STORY ➡️ /nHuKI9kXxc The US Treasury Department, in a statement announcing sanctions against the market, called it “one of the most prominent brokers of stolen credentials and other sensitive information”.Ī banner plastered across Genesis Market’s site late on Tuesday said domains belonging to the organisation had been seized by the FBI. The investigation into Genesis is still ongoing. A senior FBI official said arrests had been made in the US but declined to provide further details. United States Justice Department Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco said in a statement many of the forum’s users were arrested on Tuesday. “We assess that the Genesis is one of the most significant access marketplaces anywhere in the world,” said Rob Jones, the NCA’s director general of threat leadership. Genesis Market, an online forum, hosted about 80 million credentials and digital fingerprints stolen from more than two million people, NCA estimated. ![]() Law enforcement agencies from multiple countries, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation, have seized a sprawling dark web marketplace popular with cybercriminals, arresting dozens, United Kingdom’s National Crime Agency (NCA) said on Wednesday, in an operation dubbed by the FBI “Operation Cookie Monster”.īritish authorities said 17 countries were involved in the operation, led by the FBI and Dutch police which resulted in about 120 arrests, more than 200 searches and almost 100 pieces of “preventative activity”. ![]()
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