U.S. Department
of Justice
SSNDOB - United States v. Vitalii Chychasov - Docket Number: 22-cr-00072
SSNDOB Marketplace was a series of websites that operated for years and were used to sell personal information, including the names, dates of birth, and Social Security numbers belonging to individuals in the United States. The SSNDOB Marketplace listed the personal information for approximately 24 million individuals in the United States and generated more than $19 million USD in sales revenue.
The SSNDOB administrators created advertisements on darkweb criminal forums for the Marketplace’s services, provided customer support functions, and regularly monitored the activities of the sites, including monitoring when purchasers deposited money into their accounts. The administrators also employed various techniques to protect their anonymity and to thwart detection of their activities, including using online monikers that were distinct from their true identities, strategically maintaining servers in various countries, and requiring buyers to use digital payment methods, such as bitcoin.
The international operation to dismantle and seize this infrastructure is the result of close cooperation with law enforcement authorities in Cyprus and Latvia. On February 23, 2022, a grand jury returned indictments charging SSNDOB Marketplace administrators for their criminal involvement in this enterprise. On June 7, 2022, seizure orders were executed against the domain names of the SSNDOB Marketplace (ssndob.ws, ssndob.vip, ssndob.club, and blackjob.biz), effectively ceasing the website’s operation.
Victims of the charges filed are entitled to the following rights, according to the Crime Victims’ Rights Act, 18 U.S.C. § 3771: (1) The right to be reasonably protected from the accused; (2) The right to reasonable, accurate, and timely notice of any public court proceeding, or any parole proceeding, involving the crime or of any release or escape of the accused; (3) The right not to be excluded from any such public court proceeding, unless the court, after receiving clear and convincing evidence, determines that testimony by the victim would be materially altered if the victim heard other testimony at that proceeding; (4) The right to be reasonably heard at any public proceeding in the district court involving release, plea, sentencing, or any parole proceeding; (5) The reasonable right to confer with the attorney for the Government in the case; (6) The right to full and timely restitution as provided in law; (7) The right to proceedings free from unreasonable delay; (8) The right to be treated with fairness and with respect for the victim's dignity and privacy; (9) The right to be informed in a timely manner of any plea bargain or deferred prosecution agreement; and (10) The right to be informed of the rights under this section and the services described in section 503(c) of the Victims’ Rights and Restitution Act of 1990 (34 U.S.C. § 20141(c)) and provided contact information for the Office of the Victims’ Rights Ombudsman of the Department of Justice.
Please visit https://www.ic3.gov/ or https://www.identitytheft.gov if you believe you are a victim of identity theft.
Please periodically visit this website for updates regarding this case and others related to SSNDOB Marketplace. If you have questions, please e-mail usaflm.victimwitness@usdoj.gov and include the subject line "SSNDOB Marketplace, 22-cr-00072."
Court Documents:
Defendant: Vitalii Chychasov
Pleaded guilty on August 11, 2023.
Sentenced to 96 months imprisonment on November 27, 2023.
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For information or assistance with this particular case please contact the Mega Victim Case Assistance Program Unit at (844) 527-5299 or e-mail USAEO.MCAP@usdoj.gov.