Genesis Market domain seizure

Operation Cookie Monster disrupted Genesis Market in April 2023. The U.S. Department of Justice confirmed the seizure of eleven domains; seized.fyi preserves a banner associated with nine of those observed domains.

Current assessment: ONLINE → SEIZED. Supporting sources appear below.

BEFORE

The last replayable capture found immediately before the announced action already displayed a seizure page, so it was rejected as before evidence.

AFTER

Select an available image to open the preserved archive copy.

1. 05 Apr 2023 ONLINE → SEIZED

   Authorities seized Genesis Market domains and made arrests around the world during Operation Cookie Monster.

Domain

approveconnects.com, gsconnects.com, genesis-security.net, genesis-update.net, tracecontrol.net, g3n3sis.pro, guardwall.pro, genesis.market, g3n3sis.org

Category

cybercrime marketplace

Current status

SEIZED

Previous status

ONLINE

First seen

Not confirmed

Last seen

Not confirmed

Changed at

05 April 2023

Action type

multi-domain marketplace seizure

Agency

Federal Bureau of Investigation, Dutch National Police, United Kingdom National Crime Agency, Europol

Registrar

Not confirmed

Hosting provider

Not confirmed

Country

United States, Netherlands, United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, New Zealand, Poland, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland

Related operation

Operation Cookie Monster

Operation Cookie Monster disrupted Genesis Market in April 2023. The U.S. Department of Justice confirmed the seizure of eleven domains; seized.fyi preserves a banner associated with nine of those observed domains.

No replacement domain or mirror has been confirmed.

Visual similarity alone is not treated as evidence of common ownership. Websites can copy each other. This remains one of the internet’s more dependable features.

1. Criminal Marketplace Disrupted in International Cyber Operation

   U.S. Department of Justice

   Type: official law-enforcement announcement · Published: 05 April 2023 · Accessed: 26 July 2026

2. Genesis Market seizure banner

   seized.fyi

   Type: seizure-banner archive · Published: 05 April 2023 · Accessed: 26 July 2026

Before snapshot

Not preserved

After snapshot

Available

Official confirmation

Not confirmed

Exact takedown time

Not confirmed

Last reviewed

26 July 2026

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