In the United States closed the site for the sale of personal data for bitcoins – Bits Media

The United States Prosecutor's Office reported the liquidation of the SSNDOB trading platform, which for several years sold personal data for cryptocurrencies 24 Million Americans.

The Ministry of Justice explained, that in addition to the SSNDOB trading platform, a number of websites were closed, on which For many years, attackers sold names, Dates of birth and social insurance numbers, owned by US citizens.

In total, criminals earned more $19 million in cryptocurrency, They say law enforcement officers. During the investigation, it turned out, that SSNDOB administrators created an advertisement for the services of a trading platform on the criminal forums of Darknet, ensured the function of customer support and regularly tracked, when and how buyers entered assets to their accounts.

Administrators used various methods to protect anonymity and masking their activities, We bought Internet servers in different countries and demanded from buyers to use digital payment methods, eg, bitcoins.

“Theft and unlawful use of personal information is not only a crime, but can also have catastrophic consequences for people for many years ", - said US prosecutor Roger Handberg.

In May, Washington's court supported the US Department of Justice, put forward against the founder of the payment company, transferring digital assets to persons from countries, under sanctions.