“Russian Dmitriy Smilianets, 29, is accused of selling the stolen data and distributing the profits. Prosecutors said he charged $10 for U.S. cards, $15 for ones from Canada and $50 for European cards, which are more expensive because they have computer chips that make them more secure. The five concealed their efforts by disabling anti-virus software on victims computers and storing data on multiple hacking platforms, prosecutors said. They sold the payment card numbers to resellers, who then sold them on online forums or to ‘cashers’ who encode the numbers onto blank plastic cards.”
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/07/25/prosecutors-charge-6-in-credit-card-hacking-scheme/
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