December 18, 2019

Doxed credit card data has two hours max before it’s nabbed

That's pretty slow for thieves' bots & scripts to grab it and test it, said a researcher who posted his card online.

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November 14, 2019

Alleged mastermind behind $20m stolen-card site extradited to US

Aleksei Burkov allegedly ran Cardplanet, advertised as the only shop with a guarantee: your stolen card will work, or you get a new one!

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December 04, 2018

‘Iceman’ hacker charged with running drone-smuggling ring from jail

Max Ray Vision says he's innocent of owning the phone used to orchestrate the scheme and ripping off debit cards to fund the drone purchase.

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June 13, 2018

6 million cards compromised in Dixons Carphone breach – act now!

Dixons Carphone has revealed what it's calling an "attempt to compromise 5.9 million [payment] cards".

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March 22, 2018

880,000 payment cards affected in travel company data breach

Orbitz believes crooks may have gotten at customers' names, addresses, dates of birth, and more.

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October 26, 2015

Train rider has his contactless card e-pickpocketed

It all seemed a bit deliberate: the guy slowly bumped into him - and his pocket - for a bit too long.

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July 03, 2015

Trump Hotel chain investigates potential payment card breach

Credit card hackers are said to have targeted a number of hotels, possibly as far back as February 2015.

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