Australia: German Federal Criminal Police Office investigation into online cybercrime marketplaces Cracked and Nulled for alleged facilitation of stolen data and hacking tools

Progress

Current status
in force
30 Jan 2025 in force

Scope

Implementers
Australia
France
Germany
Greece
Italy
Romania
Spain
United States of America
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Cybersecurity regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: other
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
other regulatory body
Implementation Level
other

Timeline of events

30 Jan 2025
in force

German Federal Criminal Police Office closed investigation into online cybercrime marketplaces Cracked and Nulled for alleged facilitation of stolen data and hacking tools

On 30 January 2025, the German Federal Criminal Police Office, in coordination with international law enforcement agencies from eight countries, shut down the cybercrime forums Nulled and Cracked. It was highlighted that Cracked facilitated the sal…

Source
Event type investigation
Action type ruling
Government branch executive
Government body other regulatory body