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Constella Intelligence is proud to have supported Brian Krebs’ impactful investigation into rapper Punchmade Dev’s alleged cybercriminal activities. Krebs' detailed reporting has uncovered troubling links between Punchmade’s online presence and the sale of stolen financial data. An intriguing twist: Did Punchmade Dev further complicate matters by filing a lawsuit against PNC Bank? Read the full story below, and learn more about Constella's advanced capabilities here: https://lnkd.in/gB28thJN This investigation highlights the critical role of advanced cyber intelligence and collaboration in combating cybercrime. Kudos to KrebsOnSecurity for driving this high-impact investigation and bringing these issues to light. #Cybersecurity #FraudInvestigation #ConstellaIntelligence #KrebsOnSecurity #Cybercrime #DigitalForensics

Earlier this year I wrote about this cybercrime rapper named Punchmade Dev, who wears outlandishly gaudy and expensive stuff around his neck and croons in videos in front of stacks of cash at ATMs, talking about how to do wire fraud, cashout PayPal and Cash App accounts, etc. The story showed how this Punchmade character seems to be a 22-year-old guy in Lexington, Ky named Devon Turner who operates multiple web stores that sell apparently compromised payment cards and identity information (alongside check printing software and tutorials on....wait for it...OPSEC!). On a hunch that maybe Punchmade's lack of opsec might have caught up with him, I checked PACER and found instead that he recently sued his bank, alleging they discriminated against him for his race over his denied request to transfer $75,000 out of his account (they said his account was seized by law enforcement). Incredibly, Mr. Turner signed his pro se complaint filed in a Kentucky court with the same phone number and email address that are tied to the Punchmade domain names that are selling products like "ID+ High Balance CC, ID front/back, SSN, and 7$k-10k CC, for $80" Here's the story: In January, KrebsOnSecurity wrote about rapper Punchmade Dev, whose music videos sing the praises of a cybercrime lifestyle. That story showed how Punchmade's social media profiles promoted Punchmade-themed online stores selling bank account and payment card data. Now the Kentucky native is suing his financial institution after it blocked a $75,000 wire transfer and froze his account, citing an active law enforcement investigation. https://lnkd.in/eUcnR7gV

Cybercrime Rapper Sues Bank over Fraud Investigation

Cybercrime Rapper Sues Bank over Fraud Investigation

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Lori P.

Strategic Sales Executive | Global Production Supply Chain| AI | Global Retail Brands| AI | Manufacturing Production | ESG

2mo

I recall a few stories of the same situation and high profile musicians were writing songs about these events and not exactly the same but my goodness.. interesting times indeed.

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