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Market, has had its web site seized by the United States Federal Bureau of Investigations. Market as "An invitation-only marketplace" from which buyers can acquire "Stolen credentials, cookies, and digital fingerprints that are gathered from compromised systems".
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.
BEC attacks are usually aimed at stealing money or valuable information, but the FBI warns that BEC scammers are increasingly trying to get their hands on physical goods such as construction materials, agricultural supplies, computer technology hardware, and solar energy products. In 2022, the FBI also warned of a BEC scheme aiming to steal shipments of food products and ingredients.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation is warning companies in the U.S. of threat actors using tactics similar to business email compromise that allow less technical actors to steal various goods from vendors. Typical business email compromise attacks focus on stealing money by tricking the victim into diverting funds to the fraudster's account.
Today, the FBI confirmed they have access to the database of the notorious BreachForums hacking forum after the U.S. Justice Department also officially announced the arrest of its owner. 20-year-old Conor Brian Fitzpatrick was charged for his involvement in the theft and sale of sensitive personal information belonging to "Millions of U.S. citizens and hundreds of U.S. and foreign companies, organizations, and government agencies" on the Breached cybercrime forum.
The notorious Breached hacking forum has shut down after the remaining administrator, Baphomet, disclosed that they believe law enforcement has access to the site's servers. Breached was a popular hacking and data leak forum notorious for hosting, leaking, and selling data obtained from breached companies, governments, and various organizations.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation revealed in its 2022 Internet Crime Report that ransomware gangs breached the networks of at least 860 critical infrastructure organizations last year. "The IC3 received 870 complaints that indicated organizations belonging to a critical infrastructure sector were victims of a ransomware attack," the FBI said.
Americans are increasingly targeted in 'pig butchering' cryptocurrency investment schemes, according to a public service announcement issued today by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. In cryptocurrency scams, the fraudsters will approach victims via dating platforms, messaging apps, or social media platforms to build trust and introduce them to an investment scheme that will eventually allow them to empty the targets' crypto wallets.
International law enforcement agencies have claimed another victory over cyber criminals, after seizing the website, and taking down the infrastructure operated by crims linked to the NetWire remote access trojan. On the same day, a US judge approved a seizure warrant that allowed federal authorities in Los Angeles to seize the internet domain, and Swiss law enforcement seized the server hosting the NetWire RAT infrastructure.
Cybercriminals are now using fake rewards in so-called "Play-to-earn" mobile and online games to steal millions worth of cryptocurrency, according to an FBI warning on Thursday. "Criminals contact victims online and build a relationship with victims over time," the FBI says in a public service announcement issued via the Internet Crime Complaint Center.