The United States seized 145 Darknet domains and the Internet, as well as cryptocurrency funds linked to Bidencysh, a market to buy and sell details of the stolen credit card and associated personal information, said the Office of the lawyer for the East district of Virginia on Wednesday.
The market accumulated income of $ 17 million by supporting more than 117,000 customers and negotiated more than 15 million payment card numbers since it began operating in 2022, said the lawyer’s office. The information included housing addresses and telephone numbers.
The United States has been trying to tighten illegal activity with cryptographic ties. In March, the Financial Technology Protection Law to combat illegal finances in digital asset platforms was reintroduced to the House of Representatives after not completing their trip through the Senate before the end of the Congress session.
Criminal activity in cryptography is increasing. According to a chainysis report, $ 40 billion was received in illicit addresses with cryptographic ties in 2024 and the number it said will increase this year.
The Frankfurt Resident Office of the US Secret Service., The Cybernetic Research Section of the US Secret Service and the FBI field of the FBI Albuquerque also participated in the case.
