[ANALYSIS] Operation Cookie Monster: Police shut huge cybercrime site
Europol said the operation against Genesis Market was 'unprecedented'.WASHINGTON - A global police operation has shut down one of the world's largest online marketplaces where cybercriminals can buy stolen identities and passwords, law enforcement agencies said.
The website was based in Russia, according to the US Treasury, which said it had imposed sanctions against Genesis Market. A cookie is a piece of computer data that makes it easier to reopen web pages. Cookie Monster is a blue, furry character from the US children's television series"Sesame Street".Suspects were targeted in countries including Australia, Britain, Canada, the United States and more than 10 countries in Europe."Its removal will be a huge blow to criminals across the globe," said Rob Jones, the NCA's Director General of Threat Leadership.
"Upon purchase of such a bot, criminals would get access to all the data harvested by it such as fingerprints, cookies, saved logins and autofill form data," it said. "For example, it was possible to order and pay for things in web shops in the name of victims or, in certain cases, even to plunder entire bank, crypto or investment accounts," Van Well said.
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