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Raid Forums website currently displaying a message stating the site was seized by various U.S. law enforcement agencies. (screenshot)

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In Unusual International Effort, DOJ Seizes Alleged Online Marketplace For Cybercriminals

A major criminal case has been unveiled against a website federal authorities say acts as a marketplace for cybercriminals, part of an unusual effort that includes tricky judicial authority issues.

The U.S. Department of Justice announced Tuesday it had seized RaidForums.com, and unsealed criminal charges against its 21-year-old founder and chief administrator, Diogo Santos Coelho of Portugal.