US Treasury Sanctions Genesis Market

The United States Treasury Department sanctioned Genesis Market as part of an international operation that resulted in the takedown of the market's clearnet domains and the arrest of over a hundred of its users.

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According to reports by various law enforcement agencies, 17 countries participated in the multinational operation dupped "Operation Cookie Monster." Established in March 2018, Genesis is an invite-only store that sells packages of stolen account access credentials, simply referred to as 'bots' …

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