Security News > 2023 > April > FBI seizes stolen credentials market Genesis in Operation Cookie Monster
The domains for Genesis Market, one of the most popular marketplaces for stolen credentials of all types, were seized by law enforcement earlier this week as part of Operation Cookie Monster.
While authorities have yet to publish press releases about the takedown, accessing the Genesis Market domains shows a banner saying that the FBI has executed a seizure warrant.
Whoever is behind the Genesis Market has kept a low profile for all these years, indicating good operational security knowledge.
Alexander Martin of The Record writes that the Genesis Market takedown prompted a large number of arrests all over the world.
Genesis Market started in alpha stage in late 2017 and by 2020 it became the most popular online shop for account credentials for various services, device fingerprints, and cookies.
Genesis Market provided access to a wide list of services with user accounts from all over the world.