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PopeyeTools domain seizure
SEIZED

PopeyeTools domain seizure

popeyetools.com · popeyetools.co.uk · popeyetools.to

carding marketplace

Last reviewed: 26 July 2026

Summary

The U.S. Department of Justice announced the seizure of three PopeyeTools domains on 20 November 2024. The preserved banner records the .com, .co.uk, and .to domains named in the enforcement action.

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

Before and after

BEFORE

Archived PopeyeTools.com notice redirecting visitors to its .to domain before the seizure
Captured: 26 August 2024Status: REDIRECTED Source: Internet Archive Wayback Machine Resolution: 1920×1080SHA-256: b7c09b50e8450f3989d43f321286e8150a2ce128aee620cc5d23135c87a57aa4

AFTER

United States law-enforcement seizure notice displayed on PopeyeTools domains
Captured: 21 November 2024Status: SEIZED Source: seized.fyi seizure-banner archive

Select an available image to open the preserved archive copy.

Status history

  1. ONLINE → SEIZED

    Authorities seized three domains used by the PopeyeTools cybercrime marketplace.

  2. SEIZED

    seized.fyi first recorded the seizure banner.

Record details

Domain
popeyetools.com, popeyetools.co.uk, popeyetools.to
Category
carding marketplace
Current status
SEIZED
Previous status
ONLINE
First seen
Not confirmed
Last seen
Not confirmed
Changed at
20 November 2024
Action type
multi-domain marketplace seizure
Agency
U.S. Secret Service, Federal Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of North Carolina
Registrar
Not confirmed
Hosting provider
Not confirmed
Country
United States, United Kingdom
Related operation
Not confirmed

What happened?

The U.S. Department of Justice announced the seizure of three PopeyeTools domains on 20 November 2024. The preserved banner records the .com, .co.uk, and .to domains named in the enforcement action.

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.

Sources

  1. Justice Department Seizes Cybercrime Website and Charges Its Administrators

    U.S. Department of Justice

    Type: official law-enforcement announcement · Published: 20 November 2024 · Accessed: 26 July 2026

  2. PopeyeTools seizure banner

    seized.fyi

    Type: seizure-banner archive · Published: 21 November 2024 · Accessed: 26 July 2026

  3. popeyetools.com pre-seizure capture

    Internet Archive

    Type: web archive capture · Published: 26 August 2024 · Accessed: 26 July 2026

Record quality

Before snapshot
Available
After snapshot
Available
Official confirmation
Not confirmed
Exact takedown time
Not confirmed
Last reviewed
26 July 2026

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