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US authorities have shut down the cybercrime platform PopeyeTools and charged three site administrators: Abdul Ghaffar, Abdul Sami, and Javed Mirza. The site had been operating since 2016 and provided access to stolen financial and personal data, as well as tools for carrying out fraud and cyberattacks. The operation also resulted in the confiscation of $283,000 worth of cryptocurrency assets related to the platform’s illegal activities.
PopeyeTools served as a marketplace for thousands of users worldwide, including hackers involved in ransomware distribution and other sophisticated cybercrime. The platform offered live credit card and personal information, phishing lists, scam website templates, and even training materials for financial crimes. Over the course of its existence, PopeyeTools earned its owners approximately $1.7 million in revenue from selling data from more than 227,000 people.
Three suspected administrators from Pakistan and Afghanistan are accused of organizing fraud, trading illegal data, and offering cybercriminal services. Despite the charges, no arrests have been made and it is unclear whether an extradition request will be issued. However, authorities have confiscated cryptocurrency linked to one of the accused, Abdul Sami.
Now when visiting PopeyeTools.com, PopeyeTools.uk and PopeyeTools.to, users will see a warning that all data about users of the platform is in the hands of law enforcement agencies. US authorities continue to actively combat cybercrime, seeking to deprive criminals of access to tools for illegal activities.
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PopeyeTools served as a marketplace for thousands of users worldwide, including hackers involved in ransomware distribution and other sophisticated cybercrime. The platform offered live credit card and personal information, phishing lists, scam website templates, and even training materials for financial crimes. Over the course of its existence, PopeyeTools earned its owners approximately $1.7 million in revenue from selling data from more than 227,000 people.
Three suspected administrators from Pakistan and Afghanistan are accused of organizing fraud, trading illegal data, and offering cybercriminal services. Despite the charges, no arrests have been made and it is unclear whether an extradition request will be issued. However, authorities have confiscated cryptocurrency linked to one of the accused, Abdul Sami.
Now when visiting PopeyeTools.com, PopeyeTools.uk and PopeyeTools.to, users will see a warning that all data about users of the platform is in the hands of law enforcement agencies. US authorities continue to actively combat cybercrime, seeking to deprive criminals of access to tools for illegal activities.
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