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Russian Pleads Guilty to Running ‘CardPlanet’ to Sell Stolen Credit Cards

Russian hacker Aleksei Burkov, 29, pleaded guilty to multiple criminal charges for running two illegal websites that helped cyber criminals commit more than $20 million in credit card fraud. Cardplanet marketplace offered stolen payment card details for anywhere between $2.50 and $10 a card, depending on the card type, country of origin, and the availability of card owner information. Burkov also masterminded a separate invite-only forum website for elite cybercriminals where they advertised stolen personal identity information, malicious software, and other illegal services.

Source: https://thehackernews.com/2020/01/russian-credit-card-hacker.html

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