The seller is using a Australian Department of Human Services logo to advertise their services, which they dub “the Medicare machine”. In 2015 a police strike force targeted a group that was using Medicare card details to direct rebate payments into fraudulent bank accounts. The darknet vendor has sold at least 75 Australians’ Medicare card details – describing them as “marks” – since October 2016. The price for purchasing an Australian’s Medicare card details is 0.0089 bitcoin, which is equivalent to US$22. Facebook Twitter Pinterest A darknet auction site transaction for details of a Guardian Australia staff member’s Medicare card for about US$22.

Source: The Guardian July 03, 2017 18:00 UTC