Security News > 2023 > November > Admin of $19M marketplace that sold social security numbers gets 8 years in jail

Attempting to enter Hungary at the time, Chychasov was arrested in March 2022 for running the SSNDOB Marketplace, which stands for "Social security number, date of birth" and operated over various domains including blackjob.

The SSNDOB Marketplace dates back more than a decade and was operating as early as 2013, then on the domain ssndob.

US authorities estimate that SSNDOB alone has generated more than $19 million in sales over the source of its operation.

SSNDOB saw particular success during the COVID-19 pandemic, a time when the US established a number of initiatives to issue relief funds to both individuals and businesses under financial strain.

"Taking down the SSNDOB website disrupted ID theft criminals and helped millions of Americans whose personal information was compromised."

The Justice Department previously said these copycats aren't believed to be related to the SSNDOB operation administered by Chychasov.

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