Cybercriminal hacks vaccine marketplace, makes over USD 752,000

Updated On: 02 April, 2021 10:57 AM IST | New Delhi | IANS

Using this method, the hacker able to gain 13 Bitcoins (BTC), which is the equivalent of over USD 752,000, according to Check Point Research. "The vaccine marketplace on the Dark Net that offered those products and services is now down, due to a hack," the researchers noted.

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In a bizarre incident, a hacker has taken down a vaccine marketplace being run on the Dark Web, created fake orders, cancelled them and took refund in Bitcoins worth USD 752,000, a report showed on Thursday.

According to a post on the market's forum, a hacker figured out a way to create fake orders which he immediately cancelled using their seller account, creating refunded funds out of thin air, which he immediately withdrew.