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Wednesday, June 27, 2012

Credit Card Hackers Accused In FBI International 'Carding' Crackdown

They went by online nicknames like "Cubby," "404myth," and "JoshTheGod."

One had details of more than 50,000 stolen credit cards, authorities said. Another sold malicious software that could record victims' computer keystrokes to siphon banking information. A third sold stolen credit card data in exchange for iPads, a camera and $250.

They were among two dozen alleged hackers who shared the latest techniques in cybercrime with each other in an online forum. And for the past two years, they also shared that information with the FBI, which created the forum as part of an undercover operation dubbed "Operation Card Shop."

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1 comment:

Anonymous said...

I am all for catching these idiots, but how much damage was done while the FBI accumulated their data ? How many people got screwed by the criminals until the case was closed ?

Isn't this akin to the FAST and FURIOUS?