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FBI Says Dark Market Sting Netted 56 Arrests

Posted by timothy on from the precise-number-on-those-prevented-thefts-fellas dept.

narramissic writes "A two-year undercover FBI sting operation targeting online 'carder' forums hosted on the DarkMarket.ws Web site has netted 56 arrests and prevented about $70 million in fraud losses, the FBI said Thursday. DarkMarket.ws was widely used by online scammers to buy and sell stolen credit card numbers, other financial information, and even the devices used to make fake banking cards. Before it was shut down earlier this month, the Web site had registered more than 2,500 members. Although Dark Market was thought to have been administered by a criminal going by the name Master Splyntr, German Public Radio reported on Monday that the FBI had been running a sting operation on the site since late 2006, and that Master Splyntr was actually an FBI agent named J. Keith Mularski." Of course, they say it in German; non-German speakers may want to consult the Babelfish.

3 of 130 comments (clear)

  1. Master Splynter? by oodaloop · · Score: 5, Funny

    Why are we wasting our time on rodents when the Shredder is still out there?

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  2. Re:agent identities by drix · · Score: 5, Funny

    No kidding, I thought the same thing. Hope that guy has Lifelock.

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    I think there is a world market for maybe five personal web logs.
  3. The question. by halcyon1234 · · Score: 5, Funny

    I think the real question is this:

    How exactly does one pay online for a credit card number?

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