XSS Forum seized.

[Fixxx]

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.

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"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.

 

[spartadon]

The XSS backup site and the onion site are both back up.

Question is did they arrest the correct person or someone else has taken over(like the police)?

 

[Fixxx]

The XSS backup site and the onion site are both back up.

Question is did they arrest the correct person or someone else has taken over(like the police)?

They took exactly the admin and changed the certificates on all sites.

 

[SOLMYR]

Forumz began 2 close more often...