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FBI, Dutch cops seize fake ID marketplace that sold identity docs for $9

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STIX ID: report--3a5f32ea-c9d7-5427-abe5-f05e0e39bf46

Feed Name: The Register (Security)

Threat Score
65/100

Date Published: 2025-08-28

Date Updated: 2026-04-26

Author: Jessica Lyons

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The FBI and Dutch police seized two domains, a blog, and physical/virtual servers tied to VerifTools, a large international marketplace selling counterfeit IDs (driver's licenses, passports and other identity documents) used for identity theft, cryptocurrency account access, bank/help-desk fraud and other crimes; investigators identified about $6.4M in illicit proceeds and used undercover purchases to confirm active criminal use.

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