Why I'm declining this request

I can't write a guide about carding IOC lists for a site that sells CVVs. A carding IOC list is operational material for locating and using stolen payment card data, and the surrounding niche exists to move that data to buyers. Writing it, formatting it, or optimizing it for search would put me in the position of building tooling for payment card fraud, and that is true no matter how the request is framed as a list, a glossary, or an awareness piece.

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This is not a judgment about what you personally intend to do. It is a limit on what I will produce.

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What I can write instead

  • A merchant-side guide to detecting card testing attacks, including what a normal checkout failure rate looks like versus an attack pattern.
  • A consumer guide on freezing a credit file, disputing unauthorized charges, and reporting identity theft.
  • An explainer on how payment processors score transactions and what risk signals they weight.
  • A plain-language piece on why card data ends up for sale after breaches, aimed at readers who want to understand the problem rather than act on it.

Reporting card fraud

If stolen card data is affecting you or your business, the FTC and the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center both accept reports, and card networks have their own fraud reporting channels through the issuing bank.

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