In a significant data security incident, 5 million credit and debit card numbers, along with customers’ financial records and personal details, have been exposed, raising the risk of financial. Keeping your credit card details safe from hackers just got a whole lot more difficult following a new data breach at a payment gateway provider that affects almost 1.7 million people. Threads post containing detailed financial card information, including what appears to be an account balance or credit limit. According to leakd’s security team, the exposed data stash specifically contains users’ full names, billing addresses, email addresses, phone numbers and credit card details While the firm says the entity behind the large data leak continues to remain anonymous, it notes that many of the screenshots bear the logo of braniacshop, a “definitely questionable” website, according to scam. The marketplace gained notoriety in april 2024 when it released 1 million stolen credit card details as part of its launch strategy
This tactic mirrors similar marketing stunts by other illicit platforms, such as bidencash, which leaked 2 million cards in 2024 to celebrate its anniversary.
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