Kosovar Owner of Rydox Marketplace Pleads Guilty in US Court
Ardit Kutleshi pleaded guilty in US court to running the Rydox marketplace seized in December 2024.
Kosovar national Ardit Kutleshi, 28, pleaded guilty in US court to aggravated identity theft and money laundering conspiracy for creating and administering the Rydox marketplace. He was arrested in December 2024 with Jetmir Kutleshi and Shpend Sokoli and later extradited. Authorities seized Rydox.cc, its servers, and about $225,000 in cryptocurrency. The site allegedly offered 321,372 products, including stolen personal data, payment cards, credentials, phishing kits, and stealer logs, to about 18,000 users, with more than 7,600 transactions and at least $232,000 in revenue from 2016 to 2024. Sentencing is set for February 9, 2027.
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