You Never Know What You’ll Find On The Internet (Hint Stolen Target Card Data)

A report provided at a Russian carding site forum revealed that a cyber-crook has uploaded the details of more than 5 million cards, including those stolen during the Target data breach, according to a Finextra story on Friday (Oct. 17).

The underground site Swiped pinpointed the crook by the name “Rescator,” who is accused of uploading data details from more than 5 million cards.

“In a report into the Russian high-tech crime market covering the second half of 2013 and first half of this year, Group-IB estimates that the carding market alone is worth some $680 million,” Finextra.com reported.

“Group-IB found that cryptocurrencies dominate the Swiped market, with bitcoin used for 80 percent of transactions between users. Unsurprisingly, Russia’s underground fraternity is also looking to find ways to get their hands on bitcoin — the use of malware-based botnets to mine the currency has become so developed that renting through services like SkyShare has become a reality. Stealing from cryptocurrency wallets using Trojans has also become more sophisticated and common,” the story said.

Finextra.com also reported that cracking the code of mobile banking to steal data is growing in popularity and said “Group-IB has identified five gangs that specialize in using Trojans to infect Android phones to steal sensitive data through SMS banking and phishing sites.”