Federal Authorities Bust Criminal Rydox Platform for 7,600 Personal Identifiable Information Transactions, Confiscate Cryptocurrency Valued at $225K

An announcement was made on Thursday by the United States Department of Justice (DoJ) regarding the closure of an unlawful online marketplace named Rydox (“rydox.ru” and “rydox[.

An announcement was made on Thursday by the United States Department of Justice (DoJ) regarding the closure of an unlawful online marketplace named Rydox (“rydox.ru” and “rydox[.]cc”) which was involved in the sale of stolen personal data, access tools, and other instruments for committing cyber crimes and scams.
Simultaneously, the apprehension of three administrators of the platform who are Kosovo citizens – Ardit Kutleshi, Jetmir Kutleshi, and Shpend Sokoli – has taken place. Ardit

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