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A person suspected of being the administrator for the Russian cybercriminal forum xss.is was arrested in Ukraine, the French public prosecutor's office and the pan-European police body Europol said on Wednesday. Europol said the suspect (whose name has not been given) was thought to have earned more than 7M euros ($8.20M) via the forum.
"The forum's administrator wasn't only a technical operator, but is believed to have played a central role in enabling criminal activity", a Europol statement said. "Acting as a trusted third party, he arbitrated disputes between criminals and guaranteed the security of transactions. He's also believed to have run thesecure.biz - a private messaging service tailored to the needs of the cybercriminal underground".
The cybercrime forum had more than 50K users, and served as a key marketplace for stolen data, hacking tools and other illegal services.
The suspect was arrested in Kyiv on Tuesday in a police operation involving Ukrainian authorities, according to French police and Europol.
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