The dark web cybercrime market selling your stolen personal information has been shut down Genesis Market has been considered one of the largest online criminal operations in the world Law enforcement agencies around the world led by the FBI have pulled this off anyone who tries to go to The site is now a notice that the FBI has taken over the site with the help of nearly 20 other law enforcement agencies. The shutdown was called “Operation Cookie Monster,” referring to the website’s sale of web browser information known as cookies Why should you care about this case, the government said Genesis Market sold login information stolen from millions of hacked computers around the world, and if your computer has been hacked, you probably wouldn’t know it. You’d have to have it checked by a computer professional, but all of your information — such as online banking credentials, passwords, and browsing history — was accessed even if that information was changed. More than 120 people have been arrested in the case, mostly in the UK. While this site’s closure and arrests are good news, the bad news is that there are still other sites operating out there on the dark web that will quickly replace Genesis Market.
A cybercrime marketplace on the dark web selling your stolen personal information has been shut down.
Genesis Marketplace is one of the largest online criminal operations in the world.
Law enforcement agencies around the world, led by the FBI, pulled it off on Tuesday.
Anyone trying to go to the website will now find a notice that the site has been taken over by the FBI, with the help of nearly 20 other law enforcement agencies.
The shutdown was dubbed “Operation Cookie Monster”, a reference to the site’s sale of web browser information known as cookies.
Why should you care about this issue
The government said Genesis Market sold login information stolen from millions of hacked computers around the world.
If your computer has been hacked, you probably won’t know it. You will have to have it checked by a computer professional.
But all of your information—such as your online banking credentials, passwords, and browsing history—was accessed even if that information has been changed.
More than 120 people have been arrested in the case, most of them in the UK.
While this site’s closure and arrests are good news, the bad news is that there are still other sites operating out there on the dark web that will quickly replace Genesis Market.
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