'PopeyeTools' marketplace for stolen credit cards disrupted by feds

Category	Details
Threat Actors	Abdul Ghaffar (25, Pakistan), Abdul Sami (35, Pakistan), Javed Mirza (37, Afghanistan).
Campaign Overview	Online marketplace PopeyeTools sold stolen credit/debit card data, bank account details, and tools for financial fraud and ransomware-related cybercrimes.
Target Regions	Victims worldwide, personal data of at least 227,000 individuals exposed.
Methodology	– Trafficked stolen credit/debit card data and bank account info. – Offered tools to verify stolen card validity. – Provided refunds for invalid card data.
Product Targeted	Stolen access devices, credit/debit card data, bank account details.
Malware Reference	Tools for card validity checks (not named).
Tools Used	– PopeyeTools marketplace. – Tools for validating stolen credit/debit card data.
Vulnerabilities Exploited	None directly specified; exploitation of compromised payment systems.
TTPs	– Exploitation of stolen personal and financial data. – Marketplace for trafficking illicit goods. – Refund mechanisms for non-functional stolen data.
Attribution	Alleged operation by Ghaffar, Sami, and Mirza; takedown led by U.S. DOJ with U.K. and Malaysian law enforcement (Operation Shipwrecked).
Recommendations	– Strengthen payment system security. – Monitor dark web forums for stolen data. – Implement robust fraud detection systems. – Educate users on cybersecurity.
Source	The Record

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