An anonymous hacker group has stolen over 129 million Russian car owners information to sell for cryptocurrency

By Selena On May 17, 2020

According to RBC, over 129 million Russian car owners have been targeted by cyber-criminals and been stolen to sell for cryptocurrency on the dark web.

Hackers steal data of over 129 million Russian car owners to sell for Bitcoin

Reportedly, the anonymous hackers stole the data of millions of Russian car owners from the registry of Russia’s patrol jurisdiction, the General Administration for Traffic Safety of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia. The information taken includes the names, passport details, and addresses as well as other data. The report confirms that an employee has approved the hack of the car-sharing company.

Report from RBC stated:

“The full version of the database costs 0.3 BTC, which at the current rate is about $ 2850. For 1.5 BTC or $ 14,250, you can purchase information for exclusive use. ”

In fact, the fact that cryptocurrencies are being used for illegal transactions, and being a tool for cybercriminals is not new.

In March 2020, a similar hack took place in Russia. In it, hackers broke into Trident Crypto Fund international cryptocurrency fund and stole ten thousand records’ worth of information about belonging to Russians. In it, the information contains email addresses, passwords in encrypted form, user names and full names, mobile phone numbers, country of residence, and IP addresses.

Technical director of cybersecurity firm DeviceLock Ashot Oganesyan commented on the incident, saying:

“Apparently, Russian citizens might already have got their data leaked before. However, no one has taken them into account before, and personal data leakage of 10,000 Trident Crypto Fund users can be considered the first major personal data leak of Russian crypto investors.”

The critical thing to keep in mind when participating in the cryptocurrency market is that you should not trust anyone without the ability to prevent it. Moreover, you need to regularly practice online safety precautions, especially when dealing with cryptocurrencies that are not accessible in the usual fiat way.