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Site Aims To Be the "Google" of the Underweb

Posted by samzenpus on from the best-of-the-bad dept.

tsu doh nimh writes "A new service in the cyber underground aims to be the Google search of underground Web sites, connecting buyers to a vast sea of shops that offer an array of dodgy goods and services, from stolen credit card numbers to identity information and anonymity tools. From the story: 'A glut of data breaches and stolen card numbers has spawned dozens of stores that sell the information. The trouble is that each shop requires users to create accounts and sign in before they can search for cards. Enter MegaSearch, which lets potential buyers discover which fraud shops hold the cards they're looking for without having to first create accounts at each store.'"

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  1. Re:Honeypot Detected by ColdWetDog · · Score: 4, Funny

    The last Google of stolen credit cards was run by the FBI.

    Can't trust anybody any more. That's the last time I ever give my credit card number to an FBI agent.

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  2. Hmm by MeatoBurrito · · Score: 5, Funny

    Makes me miss astalavista

  3. Re:Honeypot Detected by K.+S.+Kyosuke · · Score: 3, Funny

    The last Google of stolen credit cards was run by the FBI.

    Can't trust anybody any more. That's the last time I ever give my credit card number to an FBI agent.

    You silly. You always have to give an FBI agent someone else's credit card number, that's obvious.

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  4. See who's searching for YOUR credit card number by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    More importantly, now there's one place where you can enter your credit card number and see who all has been stealing it.

  5. Here's what I'm getting from this article... by brennanw · · Score: 4, Funny

    ... indentity theives have to create private accounts in cyber crime stores. o_O

    When they're buying their batch of stolen credit card numbers, probably with another stolen credit card number, does the store then steal the stolen credit card number and start using it themselves? Which they might then add to the next batch of stolen credit card numbers... which the identity thief might then buy back the next time he buys a new batch of stolen credit card numbers...

    ... it's the cycle of crime!

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  6. Just like Google? by CheerfulMacFanboy · · Score: 3, Funny

    So they will collect all kind of info about you and sell it to their real customers.

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  7. Re:Honeypot Detected by Kadagan+AU · · Score: 3, Funny

    The last Google of stolen credit cards was run by the FBI.

    Can't trust anybody any more. That's the last time I ever give my credit card number to an FBI agent.

    You silly. You always have to give an FBI agent someone else's credit card number, that's obvious.

    I know of a search engine where you can find one to use!

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