Kosovar Owner of Rydox Marketplace Pleads Guilty in US Court

Ardit Kutleshi, a Kosovar national, pleaded guilty in a US court for creating and operating the Rydox cybercrime marketplace. Rydox facilitated the trade of stolen personally identifiable information (PII), payment card data, account credentials, and cybercrime tools. The marketplace was seized by US authorities in December 2024, along with its servers and cryptocurrency assets. Rydox had approximately 18,000 users and offered over 321,000 cybercrime products. Kutleshi faces sentencing for identity theft and money laundering conspiracy charges.

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