""The operators of VerifTools produced and sold counterfeit driver's licenses, passports, and other identification documents that could be used to bypass identity verification systems and gain unauthorized access to online accounts," the U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) said Thursday. The DoJ said the FBI began investigating the service in 2022 after it discovered a criminal operation to leverage stolen identities to access cryptocurrency accounts."
"An equivalent of approximately $6.4 million of illicit proceeds has been linked to the VerifTools marketplace, the FBI said. On the VerifTools website, the operators argue plausible deniability by stating that: "Legal usage of the service is your responsibility. By using the service, you must be aware of the local, state, and federal laws in your jurisdiction and take sole responsibility for your actions.""
Authorities from the Netherlands and the United States seized two VerifTools domains and a blog and took servers in Amsterdam offline, redirecting visitors to an FBI splash page pursuant to a U.S. court warrant. Operators posted on Telegram that the service relaunched on veriftools.com; the domain was created on December 10, 2018, and administrators remain unknown. The DoJ said operators produced and sold counterfeit driver's licenses, passports, and other IDs to bypass identity verification and access online accounts. The FBI began investigating in 2022 after links to stolen identities used to access cryptocurrency accounts were discovered. Approximately $6.4 million in illicit proceeds has been linked to the marketplace, and operators posted a legal-disclaimer claiming user responsibility.
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