U.S. Seizes Darknet, Internet Domains, Crypto Funds Tied to Illegal Trading in Credit Card Data

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Di Camomile Shumba|Editor Sheldon Reback

5 giu 2025, 3:44 p.m. Tradotto da IA

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  • The U.S. seized 145 darknet and internet domains as well as cryptocurrency funds linked to BidenCash.
  • The marketplace for buying and selling stolen credit card details and associated personal information accumulated revenue of $17 million and had over 117,000 customers.

The U.S. seized 145 darknet and internet domains as well as cryptocurrency funds linked to BidenCash, a market for buying and selling stolen credit card details and associated personal information, the Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia said on Wednesday.

The marketplace accumulated revenue of $17 million from supporting over 117,000 customers and traded more than 15 million payment card numbers since it began operating in 2022, the attorney’s office said. The information included home addresses and phone numbers.

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The U.S. has been trying to clamp down on illicit activity with crypto ties. In March, the Financial Technology Protection Act to combat illicit finance on digital asset platforms was reintroduced to the House of Representatives after failing to complete its journey through the Senate before the end of the Congressional session.

Criminal activity in crypto is rising. According to a report by Chainalysis $40 billion was received on illicit addresses with crypto ties in 2024 and the number it said is set to increase this year.

The U.S. Secret Service’s Frankfurt Resident Office, the U.S. Secret Service’s Cyber Investigative Section and the FBI Albuquerque Field Office were also involved in the case.

Camomile Shumba is a CoinDesk regulatory reporter based in the UK. Previously, Shumba interned at Business Insider and Bloomberg. Camomile has featured in Harpers Bazaar, Red, the BBC, Black Ballad, Journalism.co.uk, Cryptopolitan.com and South West Londoner.

Shumba studied politics, philosophy and economics as a combined degree at the University of East Anglia before doing a postgraduate degree in multimedia journalism. While she did her undergraduate degree she had an award-winning radio show on making a difference. She does not currently hold value in any digital currencies or projects.

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