Hundreds of Dutch patrons of a now-defunct credential marketplace received warnings from national police in an attempt to prevent potential crimes using illicitly
Hundreds of Dutch patrons of a now-defunct credential marketplace received warnings from national police in an attempt to prevent potential crimes using illicitly
The WeLeakInfo domain was seized by police in January. (Source: U.S. Justice Department)
Britain s National Crime Agency says 21 individuals have been arrested on suspicion of purchasing personally identifiable information from the WeLeakInfo website. Authorities say the site provided access to more than 12 billion personal records culled from 10,000 data breaches.
The arrests, which took place over a five-week period starting in November, are part of an ongoing investigation that stems from the seizure of the WeLeakInfo website in January by law enforcement agencies from the U.S., the U.K. and EU (see:
During its time in operation, the WeLeakInfo domain developed a reputation for selling names, email addresses, usernames, phone numbers and passwords for online accounts to criminals, who could purchase a subscription to the site for as little as $2 a day, according to the U.S. Justice Department, which helped facilitate the January seizure of the site.
The WeLeakInfo domain was seized by police in January. (Source: U.S. Justice Department)
Britain s National Crime Agency says 21 individuals have been arrested on suspicion of purchasing personally identifiable information from the WeLeakInfo website. Authorities say the site provided access to more than 12 billion personal records culled from 10,000 data breaches.
The arrests, which took place over a five-week period starting in November, are part of an ongoing investigation that stems from the seizure of the WeLeakInfo website in January by law enforcement agencies from the U.S., the U.K. and EU (see:
During its time in operation, the WeLeakInfo domain developed a reputation for selling names, email addresses, usernames, phone numbers and passwords for online accounts to criminals, who could purchase a subscription to the site for as little as $2 a day, according to the U.S. Justice Department, which helped facilitate the January seizure of the site.