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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. "Underweb" by bonch · · Score: 5, Insightful

    "Cyber underground," ooh, scary. Clearly, the author of this article has never visited any onion indexing sites. Seriously though, f this is a publicly accessible web server, and the creator is working directly with fraud shops, it seems like it's only a matter of time before authorities find a way to catch him. Even just by arresting one of the shop owners who might flip.

    1. Re:"Underweb" by bonch · · Score: 5, Informative

      Well, the site is publicly accessible at http://megasearch.cc./ The guy even has his Jabber contact up. It's actually kind of suspicious and makes me wonder if it's all a joke or honeypot.

    2. Re:"Underweb" by Zamphatta · · Score: 5, Informative

      I thought the whole thing screams "honeypot". I doubt any of the experiences bad guys will fall for this... which means they'll catch a lot of newbies and people who otherwise wouldn't have tried this line of "work". I wonder if they could get in trouble for entrapment? Hmm. Interesting. Although, I could be totally wrong, I'd still definitely avoid the place like the plague if I was looking to buy or sell there.

    3. Re:"Underweb" by mhajicek · · Score: 5, Insightful

      There's no such thing as "entrapment" any more.

    4. Re:"Underweb" by mug+funky · · Score: 3, Interesting

      and the headlines would be full of "cyber gang busted" stories regardless.

      if you can only catch small fish, you'll shout to the heavens just how many you got.

  2. I saw the fed! by owenferguson · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Honeypot much? Nice try, guys. Way to debut it at the end of the humpday protest cycle.

  3. Ruining it for the rest of us. by nitehawk214 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Sites like this are why the general public thinks that laws like SOPA are ok.

    Or let me put it another way, if you are creating a search engine for it... it isn't underground.

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    1. Re:Ruining it for the rest of us. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Insightful

      Awful convenient timing for something like this to be a big story eh?

      I felt "left out" after reading about the glorious underground for about 5 seconds. Then I thought.... Who seeks that kind of shit out? nevermind

  4. mywot.com and malwarebytes blocked it! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    Out of curiously, I tried to visit MegaSearch.cc.
    1. My 1st block of the site: http://www.mywot.com/en/scorecard/megasearch.cc
    2. My 2nd block of the site: My Malwarebytes stopped the site from loading.
    I have no desire to visit this site but thought you guys may want to use my apps to help you keep out of trouble.
    Just a thought...

  5. 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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  6. IT'S A CONSPIRACY by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Funny that this should surface NOW, right before SOPA is voted on.....I smell a conspiracy....Seriously we need another word for conspiracy, mere mention of the word and people think your stark raving mad.

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

    Makes me miss astalavista

    1. Re:Hmm by dotancohen · · Score: 3, Informative

      Makes me miss astalavista

      Still there!
      http://astalavista.box.sk/

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  8. 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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  9. 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.

  10. 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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  11. 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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  12. 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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