Operation Talent

Operation Talent
Operation Talent
Operation name	Operation Talent
Type	Takedown of cybercrime forums
Participants
Executed by	FBI; Europol
Countries participating	Australia; France; Germany; Greece; Italy; Romania; United States of America
Mission
Target	Cracked; Nulled
Timeline
Date begin	28 January 2025
Date end	30 January 2025
Results
Arrests	2
Miscellaneous results	17 servers and over 50 electronic devices seized; 7 properties searched; Around €300,000 of cash and cryptocurrencies seized

Operation Talent was an investigation targeting cybercrime forums, specifically targeting Cracked and Nulled. The operation was initiated and managed by the Federal Bureau of Investigation supported by Europol^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

Websites

Nulled

Nulled was an online cracking forum.

Sellix

Sellix was an online marketplace, used to sell online goods, allowing users to accept crypto payment methods. It was seized as part of Operation Talent due to Cracked using it as their payment processor.^[1]^[4]

Results

12 domains seized including Cracked, Nulled, and Sellix, €300,000 of cash and cryptocurrencies seized, and two arrests.^[1]^[2]^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Office of Public Affairs | Cracked and Nulled Marketplaces Disrupted in International Cyber Operation | United States Department of Justice". www.justice.gov. 2025-01-30. Archived from the original on 2026-02-08. Retrieved 2026-02-09.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Law enforcement takes down two largest cybercrime forums in the world – The platforms combined had over 10 million users worldwide | Europol". www.europol.europa.eu. 2025-01-30. Archived from the original on 2026-02-10. Retrieved 2026-02-09.
^ Winder, Davey (2025-01-30). "New FBI Warning—Your Files Will Be Deleted, Your Servers Seized". Archived from the original on 2026-02-11. Retrieved 2026-02-09.
^ ^a ^b "Who’s Behind the Seized Forums ‘Cracked’ & ‘Nulled’? – Krebs on Security". 2025-02-04. Retrieved 2026-02-10.
^ Ahmed, Deeba (2025-01-31). "Operation Talent: Two Arrested as Authorities Dismantle Cracked and Nulled". Archived from the original on 2026-02-10. Retrieved 2026-02-09.

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[fbi-1] "Office of Public Affairs | Cracked and Nulled Marketplaces Disrupted in International Cyber Operation | United States Department of Justice". www.justice.gov. 2025-01-30. Archived from the original on 2026-02-08. Retrieved 2026-02-09.

[europol-2] "Law enforcement takes down two largest cybercrime forums in the world – The platforms combined had over 10 million users worldwide | Europol". www.europol.europa.eu. 2025-01-30. Archived from the original on 2026-02-10. Retrieved 2026-02-09.

[3] Winder, Davey (2025-01-30). "New FBI Warning—Your Files Will Be Deleted, Your Servers Seized". Archived from the original on 2026-02-11. Retrieved 2026-02-09.

[kreb-4] "Who’s Behind the Seized Forums ‘Cracked’ & ‘Nulled’? – Krebs on Security". 2025-02-04. Retrieved 2026-02-10.

[hackread-5] Ahmed, Deeba (2025-01-31). "Operation Talent: Two Arrested as Authorities Dismantle Cracked and Nulled". Archived from the original on 2026-02-10. Retrieved 2026-02-09.

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