CANBERRA, ACT, Nov. 12 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release:
A Victorian man who purchased stolen personal data from an illegal online marketplace and used it to facilitate criminal activity, including money laundering and drug trafficking, has been sentenced to 22 months' imprisonment.
The Box Hill man, 34, was sentenced by the Melbourne Magistrates' Court yesterday (11 November, 2025) after previously pleading guilty to six offences. After serving 12 months' imprisonment, the man will be released on a two-year recognisance release order.
In 2020 and 2021, the man used an account on Genesis Market - which was once one of the largest cybercriminal marketplaces on the internet - to purchase malware bots containi...