West Mercia Police Cyber Crime team has supported the National Crime Agency and FBI to take down one of the biggest online marketplaces
Known for selling stolen credentials to criminals worldwide Genesis Market was the target of the joint operation involving 18 countries and led by the FBI and Dutch National Police.Genesis Market was a go-to service for criminals seeking to defraud victims, having hosted approximately 80 million credentials and digital fingerprints stolen from over two million people.
This resulted in warrants being executed, arrests and preventative action in coordinated raids by the NCA, Regional Cyber Crime Units and Force Cyber Crime Units. Detective Sergeant Steve Lloyd from West Mercia Police’s Cyber Crime Unit said: “I am incredibly proud of the role my team played and how they represented West Mercia Police over the last two days.