Cybercrime site Genesis Market

New Zealand police help shut down cybercrime site Genesis Market in international operation

Law enforcement agencies around the world have closed down Genesis Market, used by online fraudsters to buy passwords.

The operation was led by the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Dutch National Police, and coordinated from Europol.

The website offered up the online credentials of victims whose devices had been infected by malware or account takeover attacks.

Information such as cookies, saved logins, and autofill form data could be bought from the site.