xDedic was a Ukrainian-language crime forum, RDP shop and marketplace.
 Seizure banner placed on the now defunct xDedic website | |
Type of site | Internet forum |
|---|---|
| Available in | Ukrainian |
| Country of origin | Ukraine |
| URL | xdedic.biz |
| Commercial | Yes |
| Current status | Defunct |
History
editFounded some time in 2014,[1] it was revealed in June 2016 Kaspersky Lab report as being a major hub in the trade of compromised servers. As of May 2016, 70,624 servers were offered for sale.[2] Following this report, the site shut down only to quickly re-emerge on the Tor dark web.[3][4][5]
Services
editThe compromised servers were focused on the areas of online gambling, ecommerce, banks and payment processors, online dating, advertising networks, ISP services, email service providers, web browser and instant messenger services. Various crimeware products were for sale.[citation needed]
The site featured a partner portal for the secure and verified listing of compromised data and standardised backdoor to be used.
Shut down
editIn January 2019, American and Belgian authorities working with Europol, Eurojust and Ukraine shut down xDedic, raiding sites and seizing the domain.[6][7]
As of January 2020 the FBI are asking victims of machine take overs to come forward.[8] In November 2022, a Moldovan site administrator was extradited from the Canary Islands, Spain to the United States.[9]
References
edit- ^ Mimoso, Michael (16 June 2016). "Inside the xDedic Hacked Server Marketplace". Retrieved 19 June 2016.
- ^ "THE XDEDIC MARKETPLACE" (PDF). 15 June 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
- ^ Murdock, Jason (13 July 2016). "XDedic: Dark Web marketplace selling access to thousands of hacked servers reopens". Retrieved 5 October 2016.
- ^ Guerrilla, American (19 July 2016). "xDedic is Back in Business on the Dark Web". Archived from the original on 19 July 2016. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
- ^ Krehel, Ondrej (17 June 2017). "The Underground Market". Retrieved 17 June 2017.
- ^ Katersky, Aaron (28 January 2019). "Authorities shut down illegal online marketplace xDedic". ABC News. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
- ^ Cimpanu, Catalin (28 January 2019). "Authorities shut down xDedic marketplace for buying hacked servers". ZDNet. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
- ^ "Seeking Victims in the xDedic Investigation". 15 January 2020. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
- ^ "Moldovan National And Technical Mastermind Of xDedic Marketplace Extradited From Spain". www.justice.gov. November 22, 2022.
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