Genesis Market, which sold digital identities and 'bots' containing stolen data from over 2 million people, was taken offline in a coordinated operation called "Operation Cookie Monster" involving 17 countries.

The market offered custom browsers to mimic victims' devices and sold bots with harvested information at prices ranging from $0.70 to hundreds of dollars. The operation resulted in 120 arrests, 200 searches, and close to 100 pieces of "preventative activity" carried out globally. The shutdown is considered a significant blow to cybercriminals.