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Feds Shutdown Dozens of Websites Selling Stolen Cards

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Raul Hernandez
on April 27, 2012 9:00 AM Share: Share on Facebook submit to reddit StumbleUpon Toolbar

WASHINGTON-- Federal authorities seized 36 domain names of websites engaged in the illegal sale and distribution of stolen credit card numbers.

The seizures are the result of an FBI and U.S. Justice Department operation  targeting the sale of stolen credit cards via the Internet,  federal officials announced Thursday.

The websites of the seized domain names are commonly referred to as Automatic Vending Carts or AVCs, say federal officials. AVCs allow a user to buy stolen credit card data over the Internet, even using an online shopping cart, just like a traditional online retailer, say officials. 



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