FBI and Dutch Police takedown of VerifTools
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U.S. and Dutch authorities carried out a takedown of VerifTools, a cybercrime marketplace selling fraudulent IDs used to bypass KYC and access online accounts. The operation cut off verif[.]tools and veriftools[.]net, and investigators seized infrastructure in Amsterdam. The disruption hit a service linked to about $6.4 million in illicit proceeds, even as operators tried to relaunch on veriftools[.]com.
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29.08.2025 12:05 2 articles · 9mo ago
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