European Authorities Arrest Alleged Admin Of Notorious Russian Crime Forum Xss

European officials person confirmed nan apprehension of nan alleged administrator down XSS.is, 1 of nan longest-running Russian-language cybercrime forums. 

Per Europol, nan alleged administrator was arrested successful Ukraine connected Tuesday. A rule enforcement announcement connected XSS now reads: “This domain has been seized.”

According to a connection by prosecutors successful Paris, French authorities obtained a tribunal bid to behaviour surveillance connected a Jabber server utilized by nan administrator for instant messaging. The intercepted messages “revealed galore illicit activities related to cybercrime and ransomware,” and allowed investigators to place astatine slightest $7 cardinal successful proceeds from cybercrime.

The closed-access forum had much than 50,000 registered users and was a cardinal marketplace for selling stolen data and hacking tools. The seized information will beryllium utilized to support ongoing investigations, Europol said.