FBI Shuts Down Cybercrime Hub: Web3AdSpanels.org Busted!
The FBI has seized the domain web3adspanels.org, a cybercriminal hub for storing stolen bank login credentials. Fake ads tricked users into entering their details on fraudulent sites, leading to millions in losses. Thanks to the FBI, those cybercriminals will have to find a new place to crash their ill-gotten data stash.
Hot Take:
The FBI is the ultimate party crasher, swooping in to shut down web3adspanels.org’s nefarious operations just when the cybercriminals thought they were the life of the digital crime scene. Who needs Santa when you have the FBI delivering justice right before Christmas?
Key Points:
- The FBI seized the domain web3adspanels[.]org, used by cybercriminals to store stolen bank login credentials.
- Criminals ran fake ads on Google and Bing to redirect victims to fraudulent websites.
- Estonian authorities collaborated to collect data from servers hosting stolen credentials.
- The operation prevented further exploitation of the stolen data, affecting at least 19 U.S. victims.
- The FBI’s IC3 received over 5,100 complaints totaling more than $262M in losses.
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