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DoJ Shutters Cybercrime Forums Behind Attacks on 17M Americans

ID: 898a9cac-76d5-577f-a880-02e5d4bc6c89

STIX ID: report--898a9cac-76d5-577f-a880-02e5d4bc6c89

Feed Name: Dark Reading

Threat Score
70/100

Date Published: 2025-01-31

Date Updated: 2026-04-21

Author: Tara Seals, Managing Editor, News, Dark Reading

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The DOJ, with international partners, seized 39 domains tied to a Pakistani operator (Saim Raza/HeartSender) and disrupted the Cracked and Nulled Dark Web marketplaces that sold phishing kits, stolen credentials, and hacking tools—services linked to millions of victims and multi-million-dollar fraud; the report details the scale, legal actions, and expert commentary on the limited but meaningful impact of takedowns.

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