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The Genesis web site was shut down in April on account of the operation. (Photograph: Shutterstock)
Dutch police have arrested a person they described as their most needed suspect in an investigation into Genesis Market, a darkish net market for stolen laptop credentials shut down in a multinational operation dubbed the Cookie Monster.
Dutch police have arrested a person they’ve named as their most needed suspect in an investigation into Genesis Market, a darkish net market for stolen laptop credentials shut down in a multinational operation dubbed the Cookie Monster.
The Genesis web site was taken down in April in an operation that was mentioned to have concerned legislation enforcement from 17 international locations on the time and resulted in over 120 arrests.
Worldwide investigators mentioned the location was used to promote stolen on-line credentials, resembling net browser fingerprints and cookies, to greater than 2 million individuals. Credentials can be utilized by hackers to bypass fraud safety.
A police assertion mentioned the 32-year-old Dutch nationwide dwelling in Brazil may very well be one of many prime 10 Genesis Market customers.
They didn’t determine him or present particulars of the crimes he allegedly dedicated, aside from that he’s suspected of defrauding many individuals, a few of whom have been robbed of tens of hundreds of euros.
The suspect was arrested final week whereas within the Netherlands, however police didn’t report the arrest till this week for investigation functions.
(This story was not edited by News18 employees and comes from syndicated information outlet Reuters)
