Security News > 2020 > January > 'WeLeakInfo' Website Shut Down

Law enforcement agencies in five countries have shut down WeLeakInfo.com, which provided cybercriminals with access to over 12 billion personal records culled from 10,000 data breaches, the U.S. Justice Department announced Thursday.

It's not clear how long the WeLeakInfo domain was in operation, but the website developed a reputation for selling names, email addresses, usernames, phone numbers and passwords for online accounts to cybercriminals who would buy a subscription for as little as $2 a day to access the data, according to the Justice Department.

In July, the WeLeakInfo website and its Twitter feed began advertising that 23 million personal records that were taken from CafePress were available to subscribers.

While investigators closed down the WeLeakInfo website, its Twitter feed was still working Friday.

In February 2019 the Justice Department led an international effort to shut down the notorious Russian language cybercrime marketplace and forum xDedic Marketplace.

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