The DOJ, Treasury, State Department and Secret Service announce actions against the men allegedly behind notorious payment exchange services and a carding website.

The crime operation may have been connected to Joker's Stash.

The illicit carding market stands at $1.4 billion, researchers say, compared to $1.9 billion last year.

Prosecutors are seeking seven years in prison for one member of the hacking crew.

Hydra has remained resilient where others have fallen to law enforcement operations.

The site previously was the subject of a "coordinated" police action, as CyberScoop reported.

Earlier chatter on other cybercriminal forums suggested that Joker’s Stash had gone down.

It's the first action of its kind by FinCEN, which assessed that the Helix and Coin Ninja services failed to file suspicious activity reports and follow other…

The incident underscores how scammers target chokepoints for sensitive data — and how they continue to turn to Joker’s Stash to try to sell it off.

It's the latest evidence Indian cardholders' data is being marketed for identity theft.