U.S. arrests 7 on charges of credit data trading

Iria · Mar 29, 2006, 10:13 PM

The Secret Service on Tuesday announced seven arrests in five states and the District of Columbia as part of a continuing crackdown on online forums where credit card data and other stolen consumer information is routinely traded.

A total of 21 people have been arrested in the United States and Britain in the last three months in the undercover operation, the agency said.

It is the largest federal law enforcement action taken against the thriving online trade in credit card numbers, bank accounts, passwords, personal identification numbers and other data since an earlier effort, Operation Firewall, broke up the largest black market trading board, Shadowcrew.com, in 2004.
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Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 89	U.S. arrests 7 on charges of credit data trading The Secret Service on Tuesday announced seven arrests in five states and the District of Columbia as part of a continuing crackdown on online forums where credit card data and other stolen consumer information is routinely traded. A total of 21 people have been arrested in the United States and Britain in the last three months in the undercover operation, the agency said. It is the largest federal law enforcement action taken against the thriving online trade in credit card numbers, bank accounts, passwords, personal identification numbers and other data since an earlier effort, Operation Firewall, broke up the largest black market trading board, Shadowcrew.com, in 2004. ____________ Read More / Source: News.com