Action in Gjilan, U.S. Department of Justice shows who is arrested

Kosovo police, in co-ordination with the Special Prosecutor of the Republic of Kosovo, following several months of investigative actions, have implemented the Court's order with cerrasts has been conducted at two different locations, in Pristina and Gjilan.

Of these two cases ( RYDOX and BlackDB, investigated in co-operation with US authorities (Procurory and Federal Bureau of Investigations FBI), as well as with Albania's authorities, three people have been arrested.

The detainees are suspected of having been aiming for the illegal profit of wealth, allegedly establishing and leading the online criminal market “for several years. RYDOX” as well as that “BlackDB”

And the U.S. Department of Justice (DAD) reported the case.

The report reportedly among those arrested is Liridon Masurica 33-year-old from Gjilani, also known as “@blackdb”.

The Roger B. Handberg announces the establishment of the indictment and the arrest of Liridon Masourica (33-year-old, Gjilan, Kosovo), a Kosovo citizen also known as @blackdb). Masurica has been taken into custody today by authorities in Kosovo. US authorities are seeking Masurica's extradition to the United States, under the extradition treaty between the United States and the Republic of Kosovo”, the DAD report said.

On December 3, 2024, a grand jury in the Midwest District of Florida returned an indictment accusing Masurica of plotting to commit fraud with access equipment and five fundamental charges of fraudulent use of 15 or more unauthorized access devices.

“If convicted on all counts, Masurica faces a maximum sentence of 55 years in federal prison”, it was said in this statement.

According to the indictment, Masurica was the principal administrator of “Bla c k DB.cc” A criminal online market that runs from 2018 to now.

“Blac KDB. cc illegally offered compromised account and server credentials for sale, credit card information and other personally identifiable information of individuals mainly in the United States, including those within Florida's middle district. After being bought, cybercriminals used items purchased in Blac k DB. cc to facilitate a wide range of illegal activities, including tax fraud, credit card fraud and identity theft”, the DOD said.

The report also points out that the defendant, in this case Liridon Masurica, is deemed innocent at this stage, unless and until guilt is proven.

The investigation is led by the Federal Bureau of Investigations and the Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI) and in co-operation with the Directorate for Investigation of Kosovo Police Cyber Crimes.

The case will be prosecuted by US Assistant Prosecutor Carlton C. Gammons.

A considerable assistance was offered by the FBI's Legal Ataseu Office in Sofia, Bulgaria and the Office for International Justice Department Affairs.

“also, the Special Prosecutor of the Republic of Kosovo and the Kosovo Police Directorate for Investigation of Cybercrimes have offered considerable assistance in the arrest of Masurica”, told the US Department of Justice (DAD).

Meanwhile, in the joint announcement of the Kosovo Police and Special Prosecutor, details of the action were given.

These two cases ( RYDOX and Blac k The DB) have been investigated in co-operation with US authorities (Procursory and Federal Bureau of Investigations FBI). In the case of RYDOX there has also been co-operation with Albanian authorities ( The SPAK and State Police have been arrested as collaborator of two Kosovo suspects. Suspects in the RYDOX case, with the aim of illegally benefiting property for themselves or the other person, have established and guided the online criminal market for several years “RYDOX” This online market has been dedicated to the perpetrators to whom it has offered, sold and trafficked illegal products and services, including personal data from victims (American states) such as names, addresses, social security numbers, driver's license, e-mail addresses and passwords, and bank accounts for online access”, said the police and prosecution reporting.

It was said that the online criminal market has been located on a server in Malaysia, and in co-operation with Malaysian authorities this server has been seized.

“Suspect in Bac case KDB, with the aim of illegally benefiting property for itself or the other person, has led the management of online criminal market “for several years. BlackDB” This online criminal market has offered data on compromised accounts and servers, credit card data, and other personal data of American citizens. Cybercrimes, with data supplied by the market “BlackDB” has been used for various criminal purposes, including tax fraud, credit card fraud, and identity theft”, said further in this statement.

The quality of material evidence is sequencing:

-Kripovaluta?

-Boaptop computers;

- Computer house;

- Mobile phones?

- A memory device.

Under the Special Prosecutor's decision, the three detainees are detained for 48 hours. The case is under further investigation. Also, future actions will be taken in co-ordination with US authorities.