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thrive

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infamous hacker store taken down for selling your identity to thieves

An unprecedented law enforcement operation involving 17 countries led to the takedown of Genesis Market, one of the most dangerous marketplaces selling stolen account information to hackers around the world. Due to the day of action on April 4, the illegal service was closed and its infrastructure was removed. Worldwide, concurrent actions were taken against users of the platform, resulting in 119 arrests, 208 property searches and 97 knock-and-talks.

An international sweep led by the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Dutch National Police (Politie) set up a command post at Europol headquarters on the day of the operation to coordinate the various law enforcement efforts being carried out around the world. . Genesis Market is considered one of the largest crime brokers and at the time of its shutdown, it had over 1.5 million bot listings, totaling over 2 million identities.

Why is the Genesis market so dangerous? The main criminal commodity in the Genesis market is digital identity. The marketplace will sell what marketplace owners call "bots" that infect victims' devices with malware or account takeover attacks. Once such a bot is purchased, criminals gain access to all the data it collects, such as fingerprints, cookies, saved login data and auto-filled form data. This information is collected in real time - buyers are notified of any password changes, etc. Prices range from $0.70 to hundreds of dollars per bot, depending on the amount and type of data stolen. The more expensive ones will have financial information that allows you to access online bank accounts. Criminals who purchase these special bots not only gain access to stolen data, but also how to use it. Buyers are offered a custom browser that mimics one of their victims. This allows criminals to gain access to a victim's account without triggering any of the security measures of the platform that hosts the account. These security measures include identifying different login locations, different browser fingerprints, or different operating systems. Unlike other criminal markets, Genesis Market is also available on the open web, although it is somewhat hidden from law enforcement behind an invitation-only veil. Its availability and low price significantly lowers the barrier to entry for buyers, making it a popular resource among hackers.

JONSNOWING

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Re: infamous hacker store taken down for selling your identity to thieves

Lot of scary news coming out and all are point that the internet is safe, it ranges from theft, scams, hacking and so on. Everyone needs to protects their privacy, be anonymous and secured all the time.

IyaJJJ

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Re: infamous hacker store taken down for selling your identity to thieves

Lot of scary news coming out and all are point that the internet is safe, it ranges from theft, scams, hacking and so on. Everyone needs to protects their privacy, be anonymous and secured all the time.

Are you sure the scary news point is that the internet is safe? I believe there's a mistake in your message but the better the world at large understands that as the internet is advancing the hackers are also advancing their strategy and the only way to escape their trick is to think like hackers when online.

thrive

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Registered: 2023-01-04

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Re: infamous hacker store taken down for selling your identity to thieves

Lot of scary news coming out and all are point that the internet is safe, it ranges from theft, scams, hacking and so on. Everyone needs to protects their privacy, be anonymous and secured all the time.

Are you sure the scary news point is that the internet is safe? I believe there's a mistake in your message but the better the world at large understands that as the internet is advancing the hackers are also advancing their strategy and the only way to escape their trick is to think like hackers when online.

Yes, thinking ahead of hackers and spammers will only give you some consciousness when online but still does not guarantee safety. If you read the message it has to do with the selling of people's private information to thieve.
The only people who can not be a victim of such things are those that focus on the use of privacy platforms when online.

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Re: infamous hacker store taken down for selling your identity to thieves

Lot of scary news coming out and all are point that the internet is safe, it ranges from theft, scams, hacking and so on. Everyone needs to protects their privacy, be anonymous and secured all the time.

Are you sure the scary news point is that the internet is safe? I believe there's a mistake in your message but the better the world at large understands that as the internet is advancing the hackers are also advancing their strategy and the only way to escape their trick is to think like hackers when online.

Yes, thinking ahead of hackers and spammers will only give you some consciousness when online but still does not guarantee safety. If you read the message it has to do with the selling of people's private information to thieve.
The only people who can not be a victim of such things are those that focus on the use of privacy platforms when online.

Apart from using a privacy platform. People also need to be careful of the platform they use, provide their private information and make sure they only perform KYC with the reputable platforms.

IyaJJJ

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Registered: 2023-01-25

Posts: 1,616

Re: infamous hacker store taken down for selling your identity to thieves

Are you sure the scary news point is that the internet is safe? I believe there's a mistake in your message but the better the world at large understands that as the internet is advancing the hackers are also advancing their strategy and the only way to escape their trick is to think like hackers when online.

Yes, thinking ahead of hackers and spammers will only give you some consciousness when online but still does not guarantee safety. If you read the message it has to do with the selling of people's private information to thieve.
The only people who can not be a victim of such things are those that focus on the use of privacy platforms when online.

Apart from using a privacy platform. People also need to be careful of the platform they use, provide their private information and make sure they only perform KYC with the reputable platforms.

Especially cryptocurrency gamblers, need to be careful with the gambling platform they provide their private information and if they cant it's better to use the gambling site provided on the UtopiaP2P ecosystem.

JONSNOWING

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Registered: 2023-01-06

Posts: 1,071

Re: infamous hacker store taken down for selling your identity to thieves

Yes, thinking ahead of hackers and spammers will only give you some consciousness when online but still does not guarantee safety. If you read the message it has to do with the selling of people's private information to thieve.
The only people who can not be a victim of such things are those that focus on the use of privacy platforms when online.

Apart from using a privacy platform. People also need to be careful of the platform they use, provide their private information and make sure they only perform KYC with the reputable platforms.

Especially cryptocurrency gamblers, need to be careful with the gambling platform they provide their private information and if they cant it's better to use the gambling site provided on the UtopiaP2P ecosystem.

Even if you feel you that you would be gambling on a legit gambling platform you still have to be aware of the fact that some of this gambling platform are prone to hacking.

IyaJJJ

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Registered: 2023-01-25

Posts: 1,616

Re: infamous hacker store taken down for selling your identity to thieves

Apart from using a privacy platform. People also need to be careful of the platform they use, provide their private information and make sure they only perform KYC with the reputable platforms.

Especially cryptocurrency gamblers, need to be careful with the gambling platform they provide their private information and if they cant it's better to use the gambling site provided on the UtopiaP2P ecosystem.

Even if you feel you that you would be gambling on a legit gambling platform you still have to be aware of the fact that some of this gambling platform are prone to hacking.

Yes, some reputable gambling sites are still vulnerable to cyber attacks, and if Euler a DeFi project, Binance, etc was once successfully attacked then should understand the security level of a platform before they provide them their ID

full

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Registered: 2023-01-06

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Re: infamous hacker store taken down for selling your identity to thieves

Especially cryptocurrency gamblers, need to be careful with the gambling platform they provide their private information and if they cant it's better to use the gambling site provided on the UtopiaP2P ecosystem.

Even if you feel you that you would be gambling on a legit gambling platform you still have to be aware of the fact that some of this gambling platform are prone to hacking.

Yes, some reputable gambling sites are still vulnerable to cyber attacks, and if Euler a DeFi project, Binance, etc was once successfully attacked then should understand the security level of a platform before they provide them their ID

Honestly, cyber attacks have become another means of modern warfare. But unlike classic warfare, in these conflicts, civilians and businesses are on the front line and become the targets.

joanna

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Registered: 2023-01-10

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Re: infamous hacker store taken down for selling your identity to thieves

Even if you feel you that you would be gambling on a legit gambling platform you still have to be aware of the fact that some of this gambling platform are prone to hacking.

Yes, some reputable gambling sites are still vulnerable to cyber attacks, and if Euler a DeFi project, Binance, etc was once successfully attacked then should understand the security level of a platform before they provide them their ID

Honestly, cyber attacks have become another means of modern warfare. But unlike classic warfare, in these conflicts, civilians and businesses are on the front line and become the targets.

You are absolutely correct and this is the reason why people don't need to blind themselves to the potential and benefit that comes wit privacy services and cryptocurrency.

JONSNOWING

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Registered: 2023-01-06

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Re: infamous hacker store taken down for selling your identity to thieves

Those to be who are prone to Cyber attacks are those who can't control their greed and curiosity. I don't think the scammes motives would work if the victim hasn't in a way or the or aided it.