Security News > 2022 > June > FBI seizes domains used to sell stolen data, DDoS services
The Federal Bureau of Investigation and the U.S. Department of Justice announced today the seizure of three domains used by cybercriminals to sell personal info stolen in data breaches and provide DDoS attack services.
To was selling subscriptions allowing its users to search a database containing information stolen in more than 10,000 data breaches.
"Today, the FBI and the Department stopped two distressingly common threats: websites trafficking in stolen personal information and sites which attack and disrupt legitimate internet businesses," U.S. Attorney Matthew M. Graves said.
The FBI and the US DOJ also announced the seizure of the WeLeakInfo.com domain in January 2020, used in similar cybercrime activity.
"These seizures are prime examples of the ongoing actions the FBI and our international partners are undertaking to disrupt malicious cyber activity," FBI Special Agent in Charge Wayne A. Jacobs added.
"Disrupting malicious DDoS operations and dismantling websites that facilitate the theft and sale of stolen personal information is a priority for the FBI.".