[Dismas]

Customers of WeLeakInfo may want to be wary. 23 people in the UK were arrested in relation to their activities with the now defunct service.

While details aren't provided, it's likely the details purchased were used in more serious crimes.

21 people have been arrested across the UK as part of a nationwide cyber crackdown targeting customers of WeLeakInfo[.]com, a now-defunct online service that had been previously selling access to data hacked from other websites.

The suspects used stolen personal credentials to commit further cyber and fraud offences, the UK National Crime Agency (NCA) said.

Of the 21 arrested — all men aged between 18 and 38 — nine have been detained on suspicion of Computer Misuse Act offences, nine for Fraud offences, and three are under investigation for both. The NCA also seized over £41,000 in bitcoin from the arrested individuals.

Earlier this January, the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the NCA, the Netherlands National Police Corps, the German Bundeskriminalamt, and the Police Service of Northern Ireland jointly seized the domain of WeLeakInfo.com.

Read More: https://thehackernews.com/2020/12/police...omers.html

[mothered]

In a nutshell, fraudulent activity has Its consequences.

[Boudica]

In a nutshell, fraudulent activity has Its consequences.

Right? They're not just going after anyone for the sake of it, they want to find fraudsters.

[mothered]

In a nutshell, fraudulent activity has Its consequences.

Right? They're not just going after anyone for the sake of it, they want to find fraudsters.

Obviously.

My post Is based on those who believe they'll get away with their fraudulent behavior, however as with the events outlined In this thread, It's not the case at all.

[Boudica]

In a nutshell, fraudulent activity has Its consequences.

Right? They're not just going after anyone for the sake of it, they want to find fraudsters.

Obviously.

My post Is based on those who believe they'll get away with their fraudulent behavior, however as with the events outlined In this thread, It's not the case at all.

Agreed! I wonder what the 'caught' vs 'not-caught' ratio is? xD I doubt I'd favour the odds if it were me.

[Dismas]

Right? They're not just going after anyone for the sake of it, they want to find fraudsters.

Obviously.

My post Is based on those who believe they'll get away with their fraudulent behavior, however as with the events outlined In this thread, It's not the case at all.

Agreed! I wonder what the 'caught' vs 'not-caught' ratio is? xD I doubt I'd favour the odds if it were me.

Only 23 people is a drop in the bucket for a service of that size. It's likely they went after people that committed mega-felonies.

[Boudica]

Obviously.

My post Is based on those who believe they'll get away with their fraudulent behavior, however as with the events outlined In this thread, It's not the case at all.

Agreed! I wonder what the 'caught' vs 'not-caught' ratio is? xD I doubt I'd favour the odds if it were me.

Only 23 people is a drop in the bucket for a service of that size. It's likely they went after people that committed mega-felonies.

I think you might be right xD It would make sense to prioritise resources on the bigger fish.

[Spooky]

Agreed! I wonder what the 'caught' vs 'not-caught' ratio is? xD I doubt I'd favour  the odds if it were me.

Only 23 people is a drop in the bucket for a service of that size. It's likely they went after people that committed mega-felonies.

Exactly my thoughts after reading this. They mustve been extremely difficult to find as well but if the point was to crucify the fraudsters as an example, then they probably went after the biggest buyers or the more malicious. Great to see they were busted for this shit.

[Boudica]

Agreed! I wonder what the 'caught' vs 'not-caught' ratio is? xD I doubt I'd favour  the odds if it were me.

Only 23 people is a drop in the bucket for a service of that size. It's likely they went after people that committed mega-felonies.

Exactly my thoughts after reading this. They mustve been extremely difficult to find as well but if the point was to crucify the fraudsters as an example, then they probably went after the biggest buyers or the more malicious. Great to see they were busted for this shit.

If only this kind of stuff was enough of a deterrent! Still, if it even puts a couple people off doing this sort of stuff, perhaps it was worth it.

[mothered]

If only this kind of stuff was enough of a deterrent! Still, if it even puts a couple people off doing this sort of stuff, perhaps it was worth it.

And perhaps It will serve as a deterrent to many others who're thinking of doing the same.