Over 1M+ Credit Cards Exposed to Criminals on the Dark Web

A recently launched underground marketplace has distributed over 1.2 million credit cards via the dark web.

According to Bleeping Computer, the hackers behind ‘BidenCash’ have distributed the details of 1,221,551 credit cards in an effort to attract cybercriminals to their platform. The illegal carding market, which is accessible via the dark web, went live in June 2022. This particular marketplace began by leaking thousands of credit cards.

However, in order for its services to gain traction, BidenCash decided to release information for over 1.2 million cards all at once. Stealing and selling credit card information can be lucrative for the individuals involved, as such sensitive data is typically sold in batches. After all, cybercriminals can use the cards to purchase items, withdraw cash from accounts, or simply charge the card itself until the bank realises the transactions are false. 

So, what’s the point of BidenCash’s giveaway? The solution lies in distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks on its original domains. As a result, in order to spread the word about new URLs for the service, the hackers are distributing the data for free. In addition to a clearnet domain, they distributed the new URLs via various hacking and social media channels.

In terms of credit cards, the file contains cards with

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