20-year-old from Golema Recica charged over sale of stolen data and child pornography online
Ministry of Internal Affairs filed a criminal complaint in Tetovo after a joint probe with the FBI found he ran the illegal OLVX marketplace.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs filed a criminal complaint with the Basic Public Prosecutor's Office in Tetovo against 20-year-old E.A. from the village of Golema Recica after a joint operation with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) uncovered that he had been running an illegal online marketplace selling stolen personal data.
Authorities say E.A. is suspected of the criminal offenses of computer fraud, misuse of personal data, and production and distribution of child pornography.
The investigation was opened by the Sector for Computer Crime and Digital Forensics at the Ministry of Internal Affairs following initial information provided by the FBI about criminal activity linked to the illegal online platform OLVX.
International cooperation led the probe
Officials describe the case as the result of coordinated work between domestic cybercrime investigators and international partners. The Ministry of Internal Affairs reported that information from the FBI helped identify the operator of the OLVX marketplace.
The criminal complaint was submitted to the Basic Public Prosecutor's Office in Tetovo; prosecutors will decide on further procedural steps. Authorities have not released additional operational details or information about any arrests in connection with the filing.
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