Dutch police have sent emails to RaidForums members, warning them they're being watched.
The infamous hacker forum was shut down in 2022.
- RaidForums was an online hangout where hackers sold and shared information such as:
- stolen passwords,
- credit cards,
- log-in credentials,
- database information, etc.
- In April 2022, the website was seized in an international law enforcement operation, while its administrator, Omnipotent, was arrested along with two of his accomplices.
- Yesterday, the Dutch National Police announced that they sent thousands of emails, and hundreds of letters, warning RaidForums members that their actions are illegal and that they are being monitored by law enforcement.
- These members were identified by analyzing the seized RaidForums forum database, which had information such as:
- email addresses,
- registration IP addresses,
- standard IP addresses, etc.
- The Dutch police added that by using this data, it had been able to arrest three people who threatened companies and demanded ransom.
