Europol denies claim that cybercrime website Genesis Market is still online

"Authorities have only seized clearnet domains while its main dark web domain remains online," read an article published on cybersecurity news website HackRead on Wednesday, "which suggests that they have not been able to take down the entire Genesis infrastructure".

In response, a Europol spokesperson told FRANCE 24 that "the whole infrastructure was taken down."

The law enforcement agencies of multiple countries, including the US Federal Bureau of Investigation, the UK's National Crime Agency, Dutch police, French police and Europol, said on Wednesday they had blocked one of the world's largest online marketplaces for stolen credentials, and arrested around 120 suspected users of the site worldwide.

The marketplace, which launched in 2018, sold access to millions of compromised accounts, via stolen "cookies," a type of online fingerprint that allows users to remain logged into websites.

Tech 24's Peter O'Brien explains how cookies can be abused to gain access to victims' social media, bank accounts and email.

HackRead has been contacted for comment.

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