Stolen Credit Cards news and trends

Interview With A Financial Vampire
Security & Fraud // August 16, 2017

There’s a lot of money in stolen credit cards. Fraud magnate Bern Ersell declined to tell PYMNTS exactly how much, but he did give a virtual tour of his international fraud syndicate. The tour ran the gamut: risk estimation, revenue forecasts, investors, partners, scaling, bad...

Interviews & Exclusives
Interview With A Financial Vampire

August 16, 2017
There’s a lot of money in stolen credit cards. Fraud magnate Bern Ersell declined to tell PYMNTS exactly how much, but he did give a virtual tour of his international fraud syndicate. The tour ran the gamut: risk estimation, revenue forecasts, investors, partners, scaling, bad employees and honor among thieves. But the most surprising thing […]

Quick Reads
Fortnite’s In-Game Currency Used In Money Laundering Schemes

January 21, 2019
A new report has revealed that Fortnite’s in-game currency is being used to launder money from stolen credit cards. According to a report by The Independent and cybersecurity firm Sixgill, a hacker will access someone else’s credit card information, and then use it to create a Fortnite account and buy V-bucks, which is the game’s currency. […]