FBI, Global Partners Sink Online 'Carding' Forum
The FBI in conjunction with a number of international law enforcement partners on Thursday announced the conclusion of a two-year undercover sting targeting members of the online “carding” forum known as Dark Market. Cyber criminals using this forum represented a virtual transnational criminal network involved in the buying and selling of stolen financial information including credit card data, login credentials as well as equipment used in carrying out financial crimes. FBI cyber czar Shawn Henry hinted that the announcement was coming in this CongressDaily story.
A primary objective of this operation was to infiltrate the forum, which at its peak had over 2,500 registered members; develop intelligence on key players; and in coordination with our U.S. and international partners, systematically identify, locate, and arrest them over a sustained period. The sting resulted in 56 arrests worldwide and $70 million in economic loss was prevented from the seizure of compromised victim accounts, the FBI said in a press release. Separate from those successes, the operation created new leads and more investigative information to pursue, officials said.
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