Global crime black market busted by joint operation

With the widespread use of the Internet, black market sites, which are defined as the Dark Web and where criminal transactions are carried out, began to emerge. Security forces also started to give their weight to these black markets.

Genesis black market crashed

According to the information received, Genesis, one of the important crime black markets of the internet world, was crashed on April 4. Credit card information, phone numbers, cookies and digital fingerprints stolen on the Genesis black market, which accept users by invitation, were on sale.

The operation, named Operation Cookie Monster, was carried out with the participation of 17 countries such as the USA, Netherlands, Australia, France, Finland, Romania and Denmark. In total, 208 addresses were raided and 119 suspects were detained. In 97 residences, a search was made by knocking on the door.

The servers and equipment of the shut down Genesis black market were confiscated, while the operation’s information was placed on the site’s home page. Dutch police have also released a control portal regarding user data hosted on Genesis servers.

control portal