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Ukrainians arrest alleged admin of major crime forum XSS | Intercepted Jabber messages lead to arrest of suspected admin of cybercrime hub.
Intercepted Jabber messages lead to arrest of suspected admin of cybercrime hub.
XSS has been "one of the main hubs of global cybercrime" since 2013, French authorities said, allowing "the sale of malware, access to compromised systems, stolen data, and ransomware-related services." According to Bleeping Computer, in the moments before XSS went dark, members started to panic that law enforcement had seized the site "after being unable to reply to existing threads." Bleeping Computer noted that the suspected admin's arrest "is likely to have a chilling effect on the activity at XSS," with members probably scouring for an alternative forum that perhaps won't be as likely to be targeted by global authorities next.
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