A Kosovo citizen extradited to the US has appeared in a federal courtroom in Tampa this week, dealing with expenses associated to his position in working a cybercrime market.
The person, Liridon Masurica, 33, of Gjilan, Kosovo, identified on-line as ‘@blackdb’ was arrested on December 12, 2024, by Kosovo authorities.
Roughly per week earlier than his arrest, Masurica was charged within the US with one depend of entry system fraud conspiracy and 5 counts of fraudulent use of unauthorized entry gadgets.
He was extradited to the US on Might 9 and made his first look in courtroom on Might 12. He might be held in custody pending trial.
In keeping with the indictment, Masurica was the lead administrator of cybercrime market BlackDB.cc, which had been lively since 2018. The location seems to have been shut down by legislation enforcement.
The illicit platform supplied on the market stolen account and server credentials, bank card info, and personally identifiable info (PII), which allowed cybercriminals to carry out tax and bank card fraud, and id theft.
In keeping with the US Division of Justice, the investigation into Masurica’s illicit actions was led by the FBI in collaboration with Kosovo Police’s Cybercrime Investigation Directorate.
If discovered responsible on all six counts, Masurica faces as much as 55 years in federal jail.Commercial. Scroll to proceed studying.
In December 2024, Kosovo authorities additionally arrested Ardit Kutleshi and Jetmir Kutleshi, suspected of working Rydox, a cybercrime market for stolen private info and fraud instruments. They had been extradited to the US in early April. Shpend Sokoli, the third suspected Rydox administrator, was additionally arrested in December, in Albania.
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