Global hunt for cyber criminals behind online black market

Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans

High quality global journalism requires investment. Please share this article with others using the link below, do not cut & paste the article. See our Ts&Cs and Copyright Policy for more detail. Email ftsales.support@ft.com to buy additional rights. Seventy people across the globe have been charged or face search warrants in connection to the online hacking marketplace Darkode, which has been shut down in an investigation that spanned 20 countries in the largest takedown of a cyber crime forum. Darkode was used by cyber criminals as a black market for credit card data, hacking tools, ransomware, email addresses and other information useful in targeting individuals, companies and governments. High quality global journalism requires investment. Please share this article with others using the link below, do not cut & paste the article. See our Ts&Cs and Copyright Policy for more detail. Email ftsales.support@ft.com to buy additional rights. h Of the 70 people wanted in relation to Darkode, 28 have been arrested and 12 are facing charges in the US. A notice on darkode.com on Wednesday said the domain and website had been seized by the FBI and the US attorney’s office in Pittsburgh. “Of the roughly 800 criminal internet forums worldwide, […]

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