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When carding, which means using stolen credit cards to buy things online, people usually use two layers of security: a VPN, then a SOCKS5 proxy. The latter is u
by Cyph0n 11y ago
When carding, which means using stolen credit cards to buy things online, people usually use two layers of security: a VPN, then a SOCKS5 proxy. The latter is usually geographically located in the country/city your card is from to circumvent CC provider checks. Both components are commonly bought from traders who again use stolen CCs to buy/rent them.
- huhtenberg 11y agoYep, precisely this. The most basic anti-fraud check is comparing card issuing country against the IP location. If there's a mismatch, it's a first red flag. If you see someone popping up from a VPN or a Tor exit, it's largely the same thing.
- mikeash 11y agoThis is true but irrelevant to the situation at hand. This isn't about blocking transactions done over VPNs, but rather blocking purchases of VPN services.