Security News > 2021 > April > 623K Payment Cards Stolen from Cybercrime Forum

The Swarmshop cyber-underground "Card shop" has been hit by hackers, who lifted the site's database of stolen payment-card data and leaked it online.

Card shops, are online cybercriminal forums where stolen payment-card data is bought and sold.

"Hackers have been hacking other hackers for decades. What better way to gain access to new hacking tools, dumps, cards, personally identifiable information and other items of value than hacking the people that are stealing it in the first place," said Tyler Shields, CMO at JupiterOne, said via email.

"Although the source remains unknown, it must be one of those revenge hacks cases," Group-IB researchers said.

Chris Morales, CISO at Netenrich, postulated that the hack could have been for glory.

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