Arrests in stolen ID probe

AN EASTVILLE man was one of three people in Bristol targeted by an international police operation led by the FBI and Dutch police.

Around 120 people were arrested worldwide in an operation to take down Genesis Market, described as "one of the biggest online marketplaces selling stolen credentials to criminals".

Police from the South West Regional Organised Crime Unit and Avon and Somerset police raided an address in Eastville, another in Sneyd Park and a third in Lawrence Weston on the morning of April 4.

A police spokesperson said a 24-year-old man from Eastville would be be interviewed at a later date.

A man from Sneyd Park, aged 29, was arrested on suspicion of Computer Misuse Act offences and money laundering, and has been released on bail.

The third man, aged 21 and from Lawrence Weston, was also arrested on suspicion of CMA offences and has been released under investigation.

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The raids were part of an international operation involving police in 17 countries.

It led to the Genesis Market site being taken offline.

The National Crime Agency, which coordinated the UK arrests, described Genesis Market as a "go-to service for criminals seeking to defraud victims".

It hosted around 80 million identity credentials and digital fingerprints stolen from more than two million people.

Detective Inspector Ross Flay, from SWROCU, said: “Genesis Market traded in digital identities, providing criminals with the details they needed to gain access and steal from victims, either by directly moving money out of an account or using the credentials to pay for goods and services.

“It shows the link between cyber crime and fraud, which is now the crime type that affects the most people in the UK.

“As well as the arrests yesterday, we have information about several other potential users of the platform across the region who will be visited by SWROCU or their force cyber officers in the coming weeks."

People are being encouraged to check whether their phones, PCs or accounts have been compromised by visiting the NCA website at bit. ly/GenesisMarket.

Caravan destroyed

A BLAZE which wrecked a caravan parked in Eastville was arson, investigators believe.

Firefighters were called to Eastgate Road shortly after 8.20pm on April 23 to find the caravan "well alight".

Police have carried out enquiries but currently do not have evidence to take the investigation further.

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