Kosovo extradites BlackDB admin to face US cybercrime charges

A Kosovo national has been extradited to the United States to face charges of running an online cybercrime marketplace active since 2018. Kosovar authorities arrested the 33-year-old Liridon Masurica (also known as @blackdb) on December 14th, 2024, and he was extradited to the United States earlier this month, on May 9th. Masurica was detained following his court appearance in Tampa on May 12th, where he was brought before United States Magistrate Judge Lindsay Saxe Griffin. During this hearing, he was charged with five counts of fraudulent use of unauthorized access devices and one count of conspiracy to commit access device fraud. According to court documents, Masurica was the lead administrator of the online criminal marketplace BlackDB.cc, which has been active for the past seven years, starting in 2018. The Justice Department said the marketplace illegally offered for sale compromised accounts and server credentials, stolen credit card information, and personally identifiable ... Read full article.