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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.

SecurityWeekupdated 09:27 UTC · 27m agofirst Sep 25, 12:16 UTC · 1d agoPolicy & legal 5 sources

Rydox marketplace admin pleads guilty, faces 22 years in prison

Rydox marketplace admin Ardit Kutleshi pleaded guilty to aggravated identity theft and money laundering, facing up to 22 years in prison.

Kosovar national Ardit Kutleshi, 28, pleaded guilty to aggravated identity theft and money laundering conspiracy for operating Rydox, a marketplace that sold stolen credentials, credit card data, and SSNs plus over 321,000 cybercrime products to more than 18,000 users between February 2016 and its December 2024 shutdown. He was arrested in Kosovo alongside admins Jetmir Kutleshi and Shpend Sokoli in a joint operation involving the FBI, Kosovo police, Albania's SPAK, and Royal Malaysian Police, and extradited to the US in 2025. Marketplace sellers completed over 7,600 sales of stolen US personal data, paid in cryptocurrencies with Rydox retaining 40% of proceeds. Sentencing is scheduled for February 9, 2027, with a maximum penalty of 22 years.

BleepingComputerupdated 09:27 UTC · 27m agofirst Sep 25, 11:35 UTC · 1d agoPolicy & legal 5 sources

Kosovar National Pleads Guilty to Operating Cybercrime Marketplace Offering Tools and Products to Cybercriminals

Kosovar national Ardit Kutleshi pleaded guilty to operating Rydox, a marketplace for stolen data and cybercrime tools.

The U.S. Department of Justice said Ardit Kutleshi, 28, a Kosovar national, pleaded guilty to charges related to creating and operating Rydox. Rydox was an illicit marketplace where cybercriminals bought, sold, and traded stolen personal information and obtained device access and other tools for cybercrime and fraud. The announcement concerns the plea rather than a newly observed attack.

DataBreaches.netupdated 09:27 UTC · 27m agofirst Sep 24, 17:30 UTC · 2d agoPolicy & legal 5 sources

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Kosovar Owner of Rydox Marketplace Pleads Guilty in US Court

Rydox marketplace admin pleads guilty, faces 22 years in prison

Kosovar National Pleads Guilty to Operating Cybercrime Marketplace Offering Tools and Products to Cybercriminals