- U.S. authorities seized cryptocurrency funds and about 145 online domains linked to the illegal carding site BidenCash.
- The Department of Justice (DoJ) stated that BidenCash enabled buying and selling of stolen credit cards and personal information for a fee.
- The marketplace reportedly served over 117,000 customers and sold more than 15 million payment card details, generating at least $17 million in revenue.
- Law enforcement agencies from the U.S., the Netherlands, and private security partners participated in the takedown.
- Authorities also reported on recent multinational actions against Malware services and the arrest of a Ukrainian national involved in illicit cryptocurrency mining.
On June 5, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) announced the seizure of cryptocurrency holdings and approximately 145 internet domains linked to BidenCash, a carding platform operating on both clearnet and dark web networks. The operation targeted sites that sold stolen credit card data and related personal details.
The DoJ described BidenCash as a service that took fees for every transaction involving stolen payment cards and personal information. According to officials, the site began operating in March 2022, filling the gap left by other closed marketplaces such as Joker’s Stash and UniCC. Authorities have not revealed the specific amount of cryptocurrency seized, nor have they named the individuals running BidenCash or their exact locations.
Investigators estimate that since launch, BidenCash attracted over 117,000 customers and enabled the sale of more than 15 million payment card numbers and associated identities. The platform generated at least $17 million in illicit revenue. Promotional tactics included releasing 3.3 million stolen credit cards for free between October 2022 and February 2023. The stolen data included account numbers, expiration dates, security codes, names, addresses, emails, and phone numbers. A report by Flashpoint noted that of 2.1 million compromised cards posted in February 2023, roughly half belonged to U.S. individuals or organizations.
The platform also sold access credentials to allow other criminals entry into compromised computers. In a May 2023 report, CloudSEK stated that BidenCash began offering access to SSH (Secure Shell) services for as little as $2, which could let buyers check servers for vulnerabilities, enabling extensive criminal activity like data theft or Ransomware attacks.
The takedown involved the U.S. Secret Service, FBI, Dutch police, the Shadowserver Foundation, and Searchlight Cyber. The action is part of a wider clampdown. Days earlier, authorities confiscated four domains providing malware-masking services for cybercriminals.
Additionally, officials reported the arrest of a 35-year-old Ukrainian accused of breaking into thousands of accounts at a Hosting company to mine cryptocurrency unlawfully. The individual faces 15 years in prison after allegedly causing $4.5 million in damages since 2018 by installing unauthorized virtual machines after identifying breaches with open-source intelligence.
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