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Credit, debit card details of 4 lakh Indians up for sale
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- A whopping 98% out of a large packet of sensitive credit and debit card details, that have been put up for sale on the dark net, are those of Indian customers, Group-IB, a Singapore-based cybersecurity company has revealed.
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- More about the leak
(1) According to Group-IB’s statement released on Friday, the stash of 4,61,976 card payment details went up for sale on Wednesday on Joker’s Stash, one of the most secretive portals on the dark net for buying such information.
(2) Group-IB has already informed Indian authorities about the leak.
- Source of leak: The company has also observed that the data is suspected to have been collected from phishing rackets, which are on the rise in India over the last few years.
- Comprehensive data: Group-IB's threat Intelligence Team has found that the details are comprehensive in nature, and include card numbers, expiration dates, CVV/CVC codes.
- What is JavaScript or JS-Sniffers?
- JavaScript or JS-Sniffers are programmes used for stealing credit and debit card information from e-commerce websites, and are among the latest concerns when it comes to cybersecurity and theft of sensitive card details.
Source
The Hindu