Australian IDs and credit cards are traded on the dark web for less than $20.
In less than the price of $20, cybercriminals could siphon off all the money you have in your account.
Personal information that is stolen from inexperienced Australians and could be used in many crimes and is currently available online on dark web for not much more than McDonald’s Big Mac meal, researchers claim.
Cybercriminals are able to steal fullz which is the term utilized on the dark web to describe someone’s complete credentials – and then use them to engage in identity fraud such as opening new lines of credit in the victim’s name, taking control of accounts, taking cash from banks and other felony.
Researchers from Comparitech an online security company, analyzed more than 40 dark web marketplaces to see the prices that identities and bundles of fullz were sold for.
A fullz bundle will usually include a national identity number and name, as well as date of birth, driver’s license number, bank statement, utility bills and sometimes scanning of passports or licenses.
Americans had the lowest price for fullz, averaging just $10.50 per record.
Australian accused of running world market darknet‘s largest darknet market was convicted
An Australian man accused of running the largest illegal marketplace on the darknet has been detained in Europe.
The website, which is known as DarkMarket was shut down this morning, German prosecutors said.
Forgeries, drugs theft or forgery of credit cards, untraceable phones SIM cards, malware and even malware are among items offered for sale there Prosecutors claim.
The suspect operator is a 34-year-old Australian man, was detained near the German-Danish border.
Prosecutors claim that a judge ordered his detention pending possible formal charges, and he’s yet to provide any information to investigators.
Australian police cooperated with German investigators during their month-long investigation, working alongside US, British, Danish, Swiss, Ukrainian and Moldovan law enforcement.
A Australian Federal Police (AFP) spokesperson stated that the agency was “working closer than ever” with European authorities to fight dark web and and organised crime threats impacting Australia.
AFP warning about the exploding number of child exploitation incidents during the coronavirus pandemic
Australian Federal Police Commissioner, Reece Kershaw, has said to parents that it’s crucial to be aware of the activities their kids are up to online , amid a flurry of child exploitation cases during this coronavirus outbreak.
The commissioner who has been on his position for 12 months, says his officers are encountering a massive spike instances child grooming, as well as incidences of extortion, in which they are manipulated into sending photos to predators via the internet.
Mr. Kershaw has revealed to 9News that the AFP is sifting through millions of disturbing photos and videos, especially those on the Dark Web.
But it’s not just the unknown recesses online that pose the risk.
Mr. Kershaw warns that seemingly innocent websites such as TikTok and Facebook are not safe and can easily present an hazard to those who aren’t careful.
He also warned that criminals would be able to commit crimes in impunity when Facebook proceeds with plans for completely encrypted messaging. This will block any investigation by police agencies.
National IDs of More Than 1 Lakh Indians Have Ended Up On The Dark Web: All The Details Here
More than 1 lakh scans of Indians national IDs, comprising Aadhaar, PAN card and passport, have been put on the dark web for sale, cyber intelligence company Cyble disclosed on Wednesday. The data leaked appears to have come from a third-party source and not the government’s systems, according to a report by Cyble.
“We came across a non-reputed actor who is currently selling over 1 lakh Indian National IDs on the dark net. With such a low reputation, ideally, we would have skipped this; however, the samples shared by the actor intrigued our interest — and also the volume. The actor is alleged to have access to over 1 lakh IDs from different places in India,” Cyble claimed. The personal data leaked by cybercriminals could lead to illicit activities like identity thefts, scams and corporate spying. A lot of criminals make use of the private information on IDs to gain the trust of those who make a call to commit fraud.
The Cyble researchers gathered around 1000 IDs through the vendor, and confirmed that the scanned IDs belonged to Indians. “Preliminary analysis suggests that the data originated from a third party, and no indication or artefact is indicating that it came from a government system. At this point, Cyble researchers are still investigating this further — we are hoping to share an update soon,” Cyble explained.
The ID documents scanned by the scanner indicate that the information could be leaked from a company’s data base in the segment where they have to conform to ‘Know Your Customer’ (KYC) norms. “Cyble researchers have also learned about a surge in KYC and banking scams — leaks such as this are often used by scammers to target individuals, especially elderlies,” Cyble said.
The cyber intelligence company has advised people to stay away from sharing personal information especially financial details via phone, e-mail or SMS. “Regularly monitor your financial transaction, if you notice any suspicious transaction, contact your bank immediately,” the firm advised.
The month of May saw Cyble revealed two cases where personal information that included 7.65 crore Indians have been put on auction on the dark web. In one case, the seller claimed to have collected data on 4.75 crore Indians through the online directory Truecaller and in other, the seller claimed to have sourced data from job websites. Truecaller, however, had denied that there was a breach in its database.