Security News > 2024 > March > Germany takes down largest cybercrime market in the country, arrests 6
The Düsseldorf Police in Germany have seized Crimemarket, the largest German-speaking illicit trading platform on the internet, arresting six people, including one of its operators.
"In a concerted campaign, investigators across Germany and abroad took action against the largest German-speaking criminal trading platform on the Internet on Thursday evening," reads a machine-translated announcement.
"A total of three more people were arrested in police measures in other federal states, which were initiated by the police there."
The German police say that the operation is targeting not only the operators of the Crimemarket platform but also its users, and the investigation is ongoing.
Based on the above and the seizure banner, it appears the police opted to allow cybercriminals to continue using the platform post-confiscation to gather identification data, login credentials, and other incriminating information.
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