Dark web site was revived from a backup.
Cybercrime forum Cracked.io has resumed operations after being taken down at the end of January.
Revived using a backup from days before its initial dismantling, according to the site's administrators, Cracked claims to have 4.7 million users and the admins are working to restore the original site's shoutbox feature, as well as introduce a new payment system within a week.
The site was taken down as part of Operation Talent in January, where Cracked was said to have been selling stolen login credentials, hacking tools, and servers for hosting malware and stolen data — as well as other tools for carrying out cybercrime and fraud — since March 2018.
“Cracked had over four million users, listed over 28 million posts advertising cybercrime tools and stolen information, generated approximately $4 million in revenue, and impacted at least 17 million victims from the United States,” the U.S. Department of Justice statement claimed.
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Dan Raywood is a B2B journalist with 25 years of experience, including covering cybersecurity for the past 17 years. He has extensively covered topics from Advanced Persistent Threats and nation-state hackers to major data breaches and regulatory changes.
He has spoken at events including 44CON, Infosecurity Europe, RANT Forum, BSides Scotland, Steelcon and the National Cyber Security Show, and served as editor of SC Media UK, Infosecurity Magazine and IT Security Guru. He was also an analyst with 451 Research and a product marketing lead at Tenable.
