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From the Dutch Public Prosecution Service (Dutch: Openbaar ministerie, OM): "De berichten van ongeveer 10.000 gebruikers alleen al in Nederland hebben zicht gegeven op ongekend grote aantallen ernstige misdrijven, waaronder grote, internationale drugstransporten en drugslabs, liquidaties, plofkraken, afpersingen, overvallen, zware mishandeling en gijzelingen." https://www.om.nl/actueel/nieuws/2020/07/02/aardschok-voor-g...

Most probably "plofkraken" has been translated to "trashing robberies". A better translation would be something like "ram-raiding" or "ATM-raiding".

Re:How I got my username on nearly every site on Wednesday July 17, 2019 @10:13AM (#20459686)
This post reminds me of a podcast episode of "Reply all". In episode "#130 The Snapchat Thief", less ethical ways of obtaining certain usernames become clear.