UniCC, the Largest Stolen Credit Card Market on the Dark Web, Closed After Nine Years of Operation . UniCC, a dark web marketplace where people used to buy stolen credit cards, has announced via the forum in English and Russian that they will be retiring and the platform will no longer work. UniCC has received payments in bitcoin, ether, litecoin and dash since being active since 2013, according to data obtained by blockchain forensics firm, Elliptic. The platform used to promote thousands of credit cards at very low cost. As a result, numerous vendors competed to acquire these credit cards and pay using cryptocurrencies.
In announcing his retirement, UniCC indicated that the termination was due to age and health reasons. The BBC report said the announcement on the platform read, “We are not young, and our health does not allow us to act like this.” The Forum displayed the final words of UNICC. “Our team retired.”
Credit cards listed on the platform were stolen from various banks, payment companies and online retailers. An abundance of cards were bought with great interest by buyers on the dark web as they could be used to purchase high-value items or gift cards. These valuables were then sold for hard cash. This whole process was called “carding,” a term that has become an important part of the cybercriminal playbook.
Lately, many platforms are shutting down on the dark web. Prior to UniCC, the biggest player in the stolen credit card market was Joker Stash, which announced its retirement in February 2021. The Joker’s stash is believed to have raised over $1 billion in capital. The White House Market, the largest darknet market of its kind, also announced its closure after 8 months in October 2021.
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