Researchers uncover more than 167,000 stolen credit card numbers, primarily from the U.S.
Using two malware variants, unknown operators managed to compile stolen card data potentially worth more than $3 million, researchers said.
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Russian indicted, added to ‘Most Wanted’ in cybercrime market case
Igor Dekhtyarchuk allegedly ran the cybercrime forum Marketplace A, which specialized in stolen credit card data and website logins.
For Magecart groups and other credit-card skimmers, old and new opportunities abound
The entry points for Magecart and other e-commerce skimmers are changing, but the attackers are getting more clever, too.
No honor among thieves: Scammers target stolen credit card hubs
Swarmshop and Carding Mafia were victimized in March.
Double-dipping scammers don’t need malware to grab card numbers and turn a profit, report says
A China-based e-commerce scam appears to be harvesting payment information not through direct hacks on companies or using pernicious malware to skim data, but with a simpler…
FIN7 recruiter Andrii Kolpakov pleads guilty to role in global hacking scheme
The Ukrainian national faces up to 25 years in prison in the U.S. It's estimated that FIN7 stole about $1 billion overall.
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Joker’s Stash claims 3 million cards stolen from Dickey’s Barbecue
The incident underscores how scammers target chokepoints for sensitive data — and how they continue to turn to Joker’s Stash to try to sell it off.
Mastercard jumps into the risk-assessment race with RiskRecon acquisition
Mastercard CEO Ajay Banga has advocated to stronger supply chain security for years.
For criminal hackers, Brazilian hotel networks appear to be easy targets
The findings underscore Brazil’s longstanding struggles with cybercrime.
Scammers just posted 1.3 million payment card numbers on Joker’s Stash, a market for ID theft
It's the latest evidence Indian cardholders' data is being marketed for identity theft.