Officials accuse the unnamed suspect of running XSS.is, a key and long-running marketplace with more than 50,000 registered users. The suspect allegedly made more than $8.2 million.

Over a dozen law enforcement agencies took action earlier this week, resulting in multiple arrests.

Archetyp Market facilitated high-volume sales of fentanyl, cocaine, MDMA, amphetamines and synthetic opioids since 2020, according to authorities.

A burst of global law enforcement actions during the past few weeks marked by a flurry of successful takedowns gives cybercrime experts a jolt of hope.

A coordinated effort took down seven kinds of malware and targeted initial access brokers.

Global law enforcement authorities and Microsoft seized or disrupted the prolific infostealer’s central command infrastructure, malicious domains and marketplaces where the malware was sold.

Four countries, including the U.S., arrested four people as part of Operation PowerOFF.

The Department of Justice also indicted two men tied to the exchange.

Competing agencies and districts are another hurdle for prosecutions, an investigator said in a recent speech.

An operation known as PowerOFF led to the arrest of three individuals and the shutdown of 27 domains.