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 · 10mo ago
VerifTools domains are taken down and servers are seized in Amsterdam
Legal Policy Action UpdateDutch and U.S. authorities dismantle VerifTools, taking down verif[.]tools, veriftools[.]net, and one blog while seizing two physical servers and more than 21 virtual servers in Amsterdam and copying the infrastructure for later analysis.
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- Feds Seize $6.4M VerifTools Fake-ID Marketplace, but Operators Relaunch on New Domain — thehackernews.com — 29.08.2025 12:05
- Feds Seize $6.4M VerifTools Fake-ID Marketplace, but Operators Relaunch on New Domain — thehackernews.com — 29.08.2025 12:05
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