US authorities seized 145 domains and an unknown amount of cryptocurrency, bound by bidesh, a dark web marketplace accused of smuggling millions of stolen credit cards and personal data.
Action, Announced On June 5, the infrastructure and financial flow of the forum was targeted after a court-defined operation by the US Attorney Office for the eastern district of Virginia. The seized domain is now redirected to a law enforcement-controlled server.
Bidens, launched in March 2022, increased to over 117,000 users and facilitated selling more than 15 million stolen payment card number and other individual identifying information. According to US officials, during its operation, the revenue of over $ 17 million was generated in revenue.
Dark web marketplace also sold compromise for unauthorized computer access login credentials. Between October 2022 and February 2023, it released 3.3 million stolen credit card records for free, a strategy is used to promote its services between cyber criminals and to attract new users.
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American court approval to seize Crypto wins
The US also secured the court authority to seize the cryptocurrency funds involved in the illegal activities of Bidens, although the authorities did not disclose the amount of crypto recovered to Crypto.
The case was led by the Frankfurt Resident Office of the US Secret Service, the agency’s Cyber Investigative Section and the FBI’s Albuquuel Field Office. The investigation is part of a comprehensive American effort to target the crypto-capable criminal network working on the dark web.
The seizure of the bidesh is added to the increasing list of enforcement operations. In May, Operation Rapter Demolish Many dark web drug trafficking platforms, resulting in 270 arrests in 10 countries and a large amount of cryptocurrency seized $ 200 million in property.
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US ban Crypto addressed Nemesis Darknet addresses
In March, American officials Now approved the operator of Darknet Marketplace NemesisWhich was used to facilitate the sale of drugs, false identity documents, Commercial hacking resources And various types of illegal services for cyber criminal.
The approved property includes 44 bitcoins (BTC) Addresses and five monrors (XMR) Address, which received over $ 850,000, between July 2022 and March 2024.
In 2024, Darknet Marketplace generated more than $ 1.7 billion revenue, A Maximum increase Year, According Blockchain Intelligence firm TRM Labs’ 2025 to block the Crypto Crime Report.
The report stated that the Russian-language dark-language dark markets dominate the ecosystem, mainly due to the “low risk of enforcement action” of Russian authorities.
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