Operation Cookie Monster: police shut huge cybercrime site

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THE HAGUE, Netherlands: A global police operation has shut down one of the world's largest online marketplaces where cybercriminals can buy stolen identities and passwords, international law enforcement said on Wednesday.

Genesis Market sold the identities of over two million people for as little as $0.70, allowing hackers to target bank accounts and carry out online fraud, officials in several countries said.Police arrested 119 people in the huge crackdown, dubbed 'Operation Cookie Monster,' which was led by the US Federal Bureau of Investigation and Dutch police and involved 17 countries.

The information was collected in real time so buyers would be notified of any change of passwords.Prices for bots ranged from as little as $0.70 to several hundred dollars in the case of valuable bank account information, Europol said. Unlike so-called 'dark web' services, Genesis was available on the open web 'although obscured from law enforcement behind an invitation-only veil,' the agency said.

 

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