[Asterisk-biz] CC Fraud

[Justin B Newman]

snacktime wrote:
> It's actually fairly rare to get transactions that pass cvv that are
> stolen cards, at least in most industries.  If you see high
> percentages of that, I'm guessing it's a scam with the cardholders
> consent, or a batch of physical cards that were stolen.  Both cases
> are usually pretty rare.
> 

MasterCard announced yesterday the theft of 40,000,000 credit card 
numbers (and associated information, including CVV) from Card Services 
Intl, one of the big CC processors.

So, we know that there are at least 40,000,000 valid card numbers and 
CVVs out running around right now.  Even worse, the theft occurred 5/22 
and the FBI got everyone to keep quiet.  (*sigh*)

-jbn