Ironically, according to Bloomberg Businessweek, the Rescator website was hacked in March 2014, probably by competitors, and rendered inoperable. In that time, thieves can have the stash of stolen numbers printed onto counterfeit cards and charge up a storm of purchases at stores or online, often in the form of gift cards that are easily transformed into cash.Įventually, a bank catches wind of the fraud and freezes the card. The return period for bad numbers is six hours. Customers could expect to pay up to $200 each for an American Express Platinum (prepaid gift card numbers are much cheaper), payable in Bitcoin or by Western Union. area.ĭrop-down menus on the website marketplace list thousands of stolen numbers for sale, indexed by locality.

A cybercriminal could specifically purchase online any of the 3,685 credit card numbers stolen in the Fayetteville, Ark. Stolen numbers are available online for purchase, at restricted websites such as Rescator.so. Using recording gadgets, skimmers are stealing credit andĭebit card data at points-of-sale, restaurants, and gas stations.

Stolen card numbers are traded and bought on black market websites run by criminals in Russia, Eastern Europe and other localities where extradition is difficult and law enforcement cooperation lax. Criminal groups are more sophisticated, employing different levels of skilled players and moving anonymously within clandestine computer networks. Criminals are turning to cybercrime because it’s easier, less dangerous and more profitable than armed robbery or purse snatching.

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