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Germany has taken down the largest online cybercrime marketplace in the country, named "Crimenetwork," and arrested its administrator for facilitating the sale of drugs, stolen data, and illegal services.
The law enforcement action was carried out on Monday by the Public Prosecutor's Office in Frankfurt am Main, the Central Office for Combating Cybercrime (ZIT), and the Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA).
Crimenetwork was the largest German-language marketplace where criminals posted stolen data and drugs for sale and offered services such as document forging.
Established in 2012, the site had over 100 registered sellers and 100,000 users when it was shut down, most of which were based in German-speaking countries.
"The platform, considered the largest German-speaking online marketplace for the underground economy, had been active for many years," reads BKA's announcement.
"As part of the investigation, the servers that constituted the platform's technical infrastructure were taken offline."

Police seizes largest German online crime marketplace, arrests admin
Germany has taken down the largest online cybercrime marketplace in the country, named "Crimenetwork," and arrested its administrator for facilitating the sale of drugs, stolen data, and illegal services.