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The special services stopped the work of the criminal marketplace.
US law enforcement agencies announced the closure of the PopeyeTools marketplace and the confiscation of associated domains. Three administrators of the platform have also been charged. Intelligence agencies also seized $283,000 worth of cryptocurrency related to the platform's illegal activities and belonging to one of the defendants.
PopeyeTools, which has been operating in the public domain since 2016, offered services related to cybercrime, including the sale of financial and personal information, as well as tools for fraud and cyberattacks.
According to law enforcement, the platform has become a hub for thousands of users from all over the world, including those involved in ransomware and other sophisticated cyber threat operations. The total profit is estimated at $1.7 million, and the number of victims is at least 227,000 people.
The following services were offered on the platform:
To attract customers and retain the audience, the service offered a refund policy or replacement of data if it turned out to be invalid.
During the operation, the domains of PopeyeTools[.]com, PopeyeTools[.]uk and PopeyeTools[.]to. At the moment, visitors to these sites see a warning that information about the users of the platform is at the disposal of the investigative authorities.
The three alleged administrators of the platform are accused of conspiring to commit fraud with access devices, selling such devices, and offering them through the platform. If the court finds them guilty, they face up to 10 years in prison for each of the charges. However, no arrests have yet been made, and it remains unknown exactly where the defendants are and whether their extradition is possible.
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US law enforcement agencies announced the closure of the PopeyeTools marketplace and the confiscation of associated domains. Three administrators of the platform have also been charged. Intelligence agencies also seized $283,000 worth of cryptocurrency related to the platform's illegal activities and belonging to one of the defendants.
PopeyeTools, which has been operating in the public domain since 2016, offered services related to cybercrime, including the sale of financial and personal information, as well as tools for fraud and cyberattacks.
According to law enforcement, the platform has become a hub for thousands of users from all over the world, including those involved in ransomware and other sophisticated cyber threat operations. The total profit is estimated at $1.7 million, and the number of victims is at least 227,000 people.
The following services were offered on the platform:
- Datasets of valid payment cards and personal information costing about $30 per card.
- Logs with bank account data for unauthorized access.
- Email databases for phishing attacks or spam mailings.
- Website templates for implementing fraudulent schemes.
- Training materials for committing financial crimes and other types of fraud.
- Tools for checking the relevance of stolen bank card and account data.
To attract customers and retain the audience, the service offered a refund policy or replacement of data if it turned out to be invalid.
During the operation, the domains of PopeyeTools[.]com, PopeyeTools[.]uk and PopeyeTools[.]to. At the moment, visitors to these sites see a warning that information about the users of the platform is at the disposal of the investigative authorities.
The three alleged administrators of the platform are accused of conspiring to commit fraud with access devices, selling such devices, and offering them through the platform. If the court finds them guilty, they face up to 10 years in prison for each of the charges. However, no arrests have yet been made, and it remains unknown exactly where the defendants are and whether their extradition is possible.
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