Kosovo national Ardit Kutleshi pleaded guilty to running Rydox, a cybercrime marketplace that sold stolen identities and credentials for years. Ardit Kutleshi, 28 years old and a citizen of Kosovo, pleaded guilty last week to building and running the cybercrime marketplace Rydox. The Rydox marketplace has been active since February 2016; it facilitated over 7,600 sales of stolen PII, access devices, and cybercrime tools, generating $230,000 since 2016.
Rydox Admin Faces 20 Years After Selling Stolen Data and Fraud Tools
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