European officials have confirmed the arrest of the alleged administrator Xss.isOne of the longest Russian-language cybercrime forums.
Europeol per europeThe alleged administrator was arrested in Ukraine on Tuesday. A law enforcement notice on XSS now reads now: “This domain has been confiscated.”
According to a statement by Prosecutor in parisFrench authorities obtained a court order to monitor a Jabber server used by the Administrator for an immediate message. Intercepting messages “detected several illegal activities related to cybercrime and ransomware,” and allowed investigators to identify at least $ 7 million in income from cybercrime.
The Close-Access Forum had more than 50,000 registered users and had a major market for it Stolen data And hacking tools. Europeol said that the data seized would be used to support the ongoing investigation.
