FBI and DOJ shut down Genesis Market, a major cybercrime marketplace.

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The FBI, in collaboration with international partners, has shut down Genesis Market, one of the world's largest online marketplaces for stolen data. The marketplace, suspected to have operated out of Russia, offered a subscription service for hacked data, including passwords to email, video streaming, and social media accounts. Since its inception in 2018, Genesis Market has offered access to data stolen from over 1.5 million computers worldwide, containing over 80 million account access credentials.
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