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Genesis [offline]
On April 5 2023, the Genesis market was seized as part of the international law enforcement crackdown dubbed “Operation Cookie Monster". The site had specialized in the sale of “browser fingerprints”.
RussianMarket
Active Since
February 2019
Dark web or clear web?
Dark web and clear web
RussianMarket specializes in the sale of “logs” – records harvested by information-stealing malware – as well as CVVs, dumps and RDP (remote desktop protocol) access.
Unsurprisingly, it is suspected to be of Russian origin. Indeed, many of the examples of autoshop marketplaces we have listed are assumed to be of Russian origin, based on the language preferences of the sites and the forums used to promote their wares.
Autoshops are also more likely to operate on the clear web but often have some form of entry barrier, such as requiring a minimum account balance or an invite from a known user. In the case of invite-only shops, staff will sometimes distribute invites on hacking forums or customers sell them as a third-party broker on forums or messaging apps such as Telegram.
