NEW YORK– The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office said it has seized 12 domain names associated with five online vendors—SIKTOR, PP24, CVVUNION, VCLUB and BLACK’S STASH—that it alleges sold stolen credit and debit card information and cardholders’ personal identifying information.
According to District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg Jr., the ongoing investigation identified the possession and sale of the information of more than one-million cards stolen from people across the United States.
“The domains seized by my office were used to host sophisticated, structured online marketplaces that exclusively trafficked in stolen information,” Bragg said in a statement.
Organized Information
According to the District Attorney, each of the vendors’ websites organized the information in a structured manner, including allowing customers to filter their searches in order to target specific financial institutions or geographic locations. It noted that one even allowed its customers to search by individual victim name (see below).
“The sole purpose of these unlawful sites was to provide this stolen information to individuals who could either resell it or make unauthorized purchases,” the District Attorney said. “The 12 seized domain names now display a notice about the seizures pursuant to a court order.”
What Bureau Does
The Cyber Crime Bureau was created in September 2024, with the office saying it utilizes complex investigative techniques and focuses on technically sophisticated and other “cutting edge” crimes that involve recent technological innovation and trends, such as the theft of cryptocurrency, SIM-swapping, computer and network intrusions, business email compromises, malware attacks, illicit dark-web vendors, and the use of artificial intelligence to facilitate criminal activity.
