Richtel, Matt.

Credit Card Theft Is Thriving Online As Global Market. / Matt Richtel. - New York Times, 2002. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2003. Article 74. Institutions, 1522-3256; .

Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2003. Originally Published: Credit Card Theft Is Thriving Online As Global Market, May 13, 2002; pp. A1+.

"Tens of thousands of stolen credit-card numbers are being offered for sale each week on the Internet in a handful of thriving, membership-only cyberbazaars, operated largely by residents of the former Soviet Union, who have become central players in credit-card and identity theft." (NEW YORK TIMES) This article discusses the business of selling stolen credit card numbers online.

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Credit card fraud.
Internet crimes.
Theft.

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