The United States seized 145 Darknet and Internet domains as well as cryptocurrency funds associated with BIDENCASH, a market to buy and sell stolen credit card information and associated personal information, the lawyer’s office of Eastern District in Virginia said Wednesday.
The market accumulated revenue of $ 17 million from supporting over 117,000 customers and trading more than 15 million debit card numbers since it started operating in 2022, the lawyer’s office said. The information included home addresses and phone numbers.
The United States has tried to crack down on illegal activity with crypto tape. In March, the Law of Protection of Financial Technology to combat illegal financing on digital asset platforms was reintroduced to the Representant House after not completing his journey through the Senate before the end of the Congress Meeting.
Criminal activity in crypto is rising. According to a report from Chainalysis, $ 40 billion was received at illegal crypto -tape addresses in 2024, and the number it said is set to rise this year.
The US Secret Service’s Frankfurt Resident Office, US Secret Service’s Cyber Investigative Section and FBI Albuquerque Field Office was also involved in the case.
