B1ack's Stash Marketplace Releases 4.6 Million Stolen Credit Cards, Impacting U.S. Consumers
B1ack's Stash, a notorious dark web marketplace, has released 4.6 million stolen credit card records for free. This decision came after sellers on the platform were found reselling card data on competing sites, violating marketplace policies. The released data includes full card numbers, expiration dates, CVV2 codes, cardholder names, billing addresses, email addresses, phone numbers, and IP addresses. SOCRadar, a cybersecurity firm, has confirmed the authenticity of some records, noting that 4.3 million of these are new and potentially usable for fraudulent activities. The majority of the stolen cards, approximately 70%, originate from the United States, with the rest from countries like Canada, the UK, France, and Malaysia. The marketplace, operational since at least 2023, has a history of releasing stolen credit card data to attract users. 
