Credit card fraudster ‘ran data shop for criminals’

A LONER with a modest lifestyle ran a secretive website where criminals traded information from stolen credit cards causing tens of millions of pounds of losses.

Renukanth Subramaniam helped to run the virtual criminal community DarkMarket, which was shut down by an undercover FBI officer after a two-year global investigation.

The site featured breaking news-style updates on the latest compromised information, enabling criminals to trade credit card information and other personal details.