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International police coalition takes down two prolific cybercrime and hacking forums
Authorities said the two forums — Cracked and Nulled — had more than 10 million users.
Confirmation of the operation comes a day after cybersecurity expertsnoticed that Cracked, Nulled, as well as two other sites called Sellix and StarkRDP, appeared to have been seized by redirecting the domains’ nameservers to servers run by the FBI. A video published by Europol shows Spanish authorities, the Policia Nacional (National Police) and Guardia Civil entering a building, arresting three people, counting cash, searching an apartment, as well as sitting in front of a computer that displayed the seizure banner. The operation, which was led by German authorities, also involved law enforcement agencies from Australia, France, Greece, Italy, Romania, Spain, as well as the Department of Justice and the FBI in the United States.
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