Security News > 2023 > July > Genesis Market infrastructure and inventory sold on hacker forum
The administrators of the Genesis Market for stolen credentials announced on a hacker forum that they sold the store and a new owner would get the reins "Next month."
On June 28, the account GenesisStore, used by an operator of the Genesis Market for announcements on a hacker forum, posted that the group behind the store decided to sell the platform.
The admins of the marketplace also noted that they would not hand over the accounts on the forum, so the new owner would have to create new ones if they wanted that community segment.
An automated translation of the post above reads "A buyer been found and a deposit has been made. The store will handed over to a new owner next month. Accounts on the forums will not be transferred, the new owner will create new accounts if necessary."
Genesis Market rented bots that provided the customer with stolen account identities in real-time.
Researchers at ZeroFox said at the time that the marketplace increased its inventory with new bots after law enforcement's Operation Cookie Monster hit the clear web domains.