The identity cards of 3000 French people are for sale on the dark web
The identity cards and passports of 3,000 French people have just been put up for sale on a dark web black market. The hacker claims $ 600 for each document. The identity documents were allegedly recovered by hacking into hotel databases.
Damien Bancal, IT security expert for the Zataz blog, discovered 3000 French identity documents for sale on the dark web. Among the items on sale are identity cards or passports. For the sum of 600 US dollars, the pirate offers a double-sided photo of one of these documents.
With these identity documents, seasoned hackers can impersonate an individual. In particular, it is possible to contract a loan or even order items online with deferred payment with these documents. This is why these items are sold at high prices in black markets of the dark web.
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Identity cards collected through hotels?
By examining the background of the photos, Damien Bancal realized that the pieces had already been put up for sale by a band of pirates already known. Last June, the pirates had already issued 5,000 passports obtained through hotels in the Dominican Republic “For a promotion of their business”, explains the cybersecurity expert.
After investigation, the expert says that many hackers attack hotels to seize personal data, such as identity cards. Hotel complexes are indeed forced to ask for the identity card of their visitors from abroad. The identity card thus makes it possible to prove your nationality.
As explained the CNIL (National Commission for Informatics and Freedoms of France), “Hoteliers are required to have all foreigners complete and sign, upon arrival, an individual police record for the purposes of preventing disturbances of public order, judicial inquiries and research in the interests of individuals. ”. However, the hotel cannot make a copy of your card.
It is not uncommon for official documents of this ilk to end up for sale in dark web markets. In early September, a database containing the personal information of 39 million French people appeared on a platform. It contained the names, surnames, postal addresses, telephone numbers and e-mail addresses of the victims. This data would allow seasoned hackers to deploy effective phishing campaigns.
Source: Zataz
