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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Rachel Flynn

Password hacking website Genesis Market shut down – check if your details were on the site

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More than 100 people have been arrested as part of an international operation to shut down a criminal online marketplace selling stolen personal data.

Genesis Market was closed on 4 April following coordinated raids led by the FBI and Dutch police and involving law enforcement agencies across 17 countries, including the UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA).

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