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Russian Govt. Continues Carding Shop Crackdown

Krebs on Security

Stas Alforov is director of research for Gemini Advisory , a New York firm that monitors underground cybercrime markets. Gemini found Trump’s Dumps gained roughly 40 percent market share after Joker’s closure, and that more than 87 percent of the payment card records it sells are from U.S. financial institutions.

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RaidForums Gets Raided, Alleged Admin Arrested

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The DOJ also charged the alleged administrator of RaidForums — 21-year-old Diogo Santos Coelho , of Portugal — with six criminal counts, including conspiracy, access device fraud and aggravated identity theft.