![]() "We can therefore conclude that they were stolen using more sophisticated methods, such as phishing and malware," wrote NordVPNs cybersecurity advisor Adrianus Warmenhoven. "However, most of the cards we found during our research were sold alongside the email and home addresses of their victims, which are impossible to brute force. ![]() “In the past, experts linked payment card fraud to brute-forcing attacks – when a criminal tries to guess a payment card number and CVV to use their victim's card. ![]() It also noted that considering the additional personal information included with some of the records, it is likely that the cards were stolen via more sophisticated means. NordVPN's report estimates the average price of Malaysian payment cards on the dark web as being RM35.54, while the global average sits at RM31.1.Īccording to the company's fraud risk index, Malaysians face a higher risk of being targeted in payment card theft, scoring 0.67 on the risk index scale (which goes from 0 to 1), and ranking 21 out of 98 countries. The payment cards were being sold on the dark web, and were part of a larger overall finding of six million cards across 98 countries.ĪLSO READ: Cybersecurity audit needed to guarantee user data security, says FahmiĪlongside the 22,504 records of Malaysian card data were also other personal information, including home addresses (9,000 records), phone numbers (4,600), email addresses (3,500), and dates of birth (134). Virtual private network provider NordVPN released a study which claims to have found 22,504 stolen payment cards belonging to Malaysians. ![]()
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