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Govt. Agencies Seize Domains Used for Selling Credentials

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DOJ: Now-Shuttered Site Sold Data Obtained from 10,000 data breaches

Prajeet Nair (@prajeetspeaks) •
June 4, 2022    

Govt. Agencies Seize Domains Used for Selling Credentials

The U.S. Department of Justice and the FBI announced that it has seized three domains after an international investigation that found these domains selling stolen personal information and providing access to conduct distributed denial-of-service attack on victim networks.

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The three seized internet domain names include weleakinfo.to and two related domain names, ipstress.in and ovh-booter.com.

“Today, the FBI and the Department stopped two distressingly common threats: websites trafficking in stolen personal information and sites which attack and disrupt legitimate internet businesses,” says Matthew M. Graves, U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia. “Cybercrime often crosses national borders. Using strong working relationships with our international law enforcement partners, we will address crimes like these that threaten privacy, security, and commerce around the globe.”

WeLeakInfo.to Website

The site operated as a database and search engine, with the stolen data indexed so that users could search the files and information “illegally obtained in over 10,000 data breaches containing seven billion indexed records – including, for example, names, email addresses, usernames, phone numbers, and passwords for online accounts,” the DOJ…

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FBI and international partners seize control of popular hacking forum

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By Sean Lyngaas, CNN

US and international law enforcement agencies have seized control of a popular website where hackers have advertised data stolen from American consumers and corporations — the latest in a long-running effort to crack down on forums where cybercriminals congregate.

“This domain has been seized” by the FBI, US Secret Service and Justice Department, read a notice Tuesday on the home page of RaidForums, a website known more for advertising hacked data in English rather than in Russian, the preferred language of other criminal forums. Law enforcement agencies from the United Kingdom, Sweden and elsewhere were involved in the seizure, according to the statement.

With over 530,000 registered members, according to threat intelligence firm Recorded Future, RaidForums had great reach and influence among low to mid-level cybercriminals.

RaidForums’ 21-year-old alleged founder, Diogo Santos Coelho, was arrested in the United Kingdom on January 31, and remains in custody pending “the resolution of his extradition proceedings,” the Justice Department said.

It’s the latest move in a sustained international law enforcement effort to upend the marketplaces where cybercrime flourishes. German police last week seized the computer servers of Hydra, a popular Russian dark web market connected to $5 billion in transactions since 2015.

“The takedown of this online market for the resale of hacked or stolen data disrupts one of the major ways cybercriminals profit from the large-scale theft of sensitive personal and financial information,” Assistant Attorney General Kenneth A. Polite, Jr. of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division in a written statement.

US authorities had access to RaidForums’ computer infrastructure for several months before the seizure was announced, according to a law enforcement official familiar with the matter. That likely gave authorities valuable insight into who bought and sold hacked data during that time.

The seizure of RaidForums is a blow to crooks looking for an easy way to profit from data breaches. But the underground market for stolen financial and personal data will likely continue to flourish,…

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Lakhimpur Kheri Live Updates: Ashish Misra’s interrogation continues, police seize his mobile for investigation

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Union Minister of State for Home Ajay Misra’s son Ashish Misra, who allegedly ran his car over protesting farmers in Lakhimpur Kheri last week, has time till 11 am on Saturday to appear before UP Police. The UP government informed the Supreme Court that if he fails to appear on Saturday, an arrest warrant will be sought.

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Ukraine police seize cash, cars, computers in raids on hackers that targeted U.S.

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June 16 (UPI) — Authorities in Ukraine said Wednesday they have arrested several members of a notorious hacking group that’s targeted a number of U.S. institutions with ransomware attacks.

Cyber police announced that they arrested six members of the C10p hacking group and searched a number of homes belonging to members.

During the raids, police seized computers, vehicles and almost $200,000 in cash, officials said.

In the past, C10p has targeted several U.S. universities in California, Florida, Maryland and Colorado, hijacking computer data and holding it for ransom.

A video posted online by Ukrainian police shows some of the raids and includes officers seizing property, including luxury cars and computers.

Authorities said the group is also responsible for at least four corporate cyberattacks in South Korea.

Many of the attacks occurred between 2019 and this year.

Wednesday’s is the first announcement by a major law enforcement agency involving mass arrests of a major hacker group that’s targeted U.S. institutions.

The frequency of ransomware attacks worldwide has increased in recent years and most Western governments now consider them to be a chief national security concern.

A hack involving the U.S. Colonial gasoline pipeline last month disrupted deliveries to the East Coast and temporarily caused gas prices to increase. The Colonial Pipeline is the United States’ largest.

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