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Credit Reports Sold for Cheap in the Underweb
Following the online publication of Social Security numbers and other sensitive data on high-profile Americans, the three major credit reporting bureaus say they’ve uncovered cases where hackers gained...
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Fool Me Once…
When you’re lurking in the computer crime underground, it pays to watch your back and to keep your BS meter set to ’maximum.’ But when you’ve gained access to an elite black market section of a...
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U.S. Government Seizes LibertyReserve.com
Indictment, arrest of virtual currency founder targets alleged “financial hub of the cybercrime world.” U.S. federal law enforcement agencies on Tuesday announced the closure and seizure of Liberty...
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Underweb Payments, Post-Liberty Reserve
Following the U.S. government’s seizure this week of virtual currency Liberty Reserve, denizens of the cybercrime underground collectively have been progressing through the classic stages of grief,...
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Phoenix Exploit Kit Author Arrested In Russia?
The creator of a popular crimeware package known as the Phoenix Exploit Kit was arrested in his native Russia for distributing malicious software and for illegally possessing multiple firearms,...
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Who’s Behind The Styx-Crypt Exploit Pack?
Earlier this week I wrote about the Styx Pack, an extremely sophisticated and increasingly popular crimeware kit that is being sold to help miscreants booby-trap compromised Web sites with malware....
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Styx Crypt Makers Push DDoS, Anti-Antivirus Services
I recently published a piece that examined the role of several Ukrainian men likely responsible for making and marketing the Styx Pack malware exploit kit. Today’s post will show how this same...
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Experian Sold Consumer Data to ID Theft Service
An identity theft service that sold Social Security and drivers license numbers — as well as bank account and credit card data on millions of Americans — purchased much of its data from Experian, one...
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An Anti-Fraud Service for Fraudsters
Many online businesses rely on automated fraud detection tools to weed out suspicious and unauthorized purchases. Oddly enough, the sorts of dodgy online businesses advertised by spam do the same...
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Cards Stolen in Target Breach Flood Underground Markets
Credit and debit card accounts stolen in a recent data breach at retail giant Target have been flooding underground black markets in recent weeks, selling in batches of one million cards and going for...
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