Records with data on 129 million Russian car owners sold on dark web

Records with data on 129 million Russian car owners sold on dark web

These records contain personal data including passport numbers and contact details of car owners in Moscow.


Another day, another data breach – This time, sensitive data of 129 million car owners located in Moscow, Russia is available for sale on the dark web. The data is available for sale in two tiers:


Pay 0.5 Bitcoins which equate to about $4800 and get access to the entire database.
Pay 1.5 Bitcoins which equate to about $14400 and get certain exclusive access, not available in the normal sales.

To make sure that potential buyers can trust these cybercriminals, they have made a public set of 83 files containing only the car’s brand name, model, registration location & dates.


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Further, the authenticity of the records has been confirmed by Vedomosti, a Russian business daily, who spoke to an employee of one such car-sharing company whose data was found as a part of the database.


 


According to a report by a local media agency, these records include:


Full names
Email addresses
Passport numbers
Date of Births
Contact information
The car’s brand & model
Place & date of registration
The Tax Identification Number (TIN) of those on whose name the car is registered.

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