Info theft in Singapore - Data of alleged 2.6 million online marketplace Carousell accounts being sold on Dark Web, hacking forums


The database is being sold for S$1,000. Carousell said on Friday that 1.95 million user accounts were affected. - The Straits Times/ANN

SINGAPORE, Oct 22 (The Straits Times/ANN): A database of user accounts believed to have been stolen from online marketplace Carousell is being sold on the Dark Web and hacking forums, checks by The Sunday Times found.

The database, allegedly containing the information of 2.6 million accounts, is being sold for S$1,000. Carousell said on Friday that 1.95 million user accounts were affected.

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