According to ChainCatcher, the U.S. Department of Justice announced the seizure of the cybercrime platform Popeyetools and indicted its administrators Abdul Ghaffar, Abdul Sami, and Javed Mirza, accusing them of selling stolen financial data and assisting in ransomware and fraud crimes. Since 2016, the platform has profited $1.7 million through methods such as cryptocurrency payments, involving the sale of stolen credit card data and personal identification information. Law enforcement also seized $283,000 worth of cryptocurrency from a wallet controlled by Sami.
The U.S. prosecutor stated that this operation was made possible by international law enforcement cooperation, successfully dismantling a platform that provided services such as 'Live Fullz' and financial data verification tools. If convicted, the defendant could face up to 10 years in prison for each charge.