The Da Nang City Police have dismantled an inter-provincial crime ring that specialized in the illegal collection, storage, trade, and use of international credit card information belonging to foreigners.

The criminal ring was led by T.Đ.D. (a resident of Nha Trang City, Khanh Hoa Province) and N.Q.K (a resident of Thanh Khe District, Da Nang City).

Upon searching two houses on Quang Trung and Trung Nu Vuong streets in Da Nang City, police discovered dozens of individuals using electronic devices to carry out illegal activities in cyberspace.

At the time of the search, police seized 15 mobile phones, 2 laptops, 16 desktop computer CPUs, and 5 computer monitors.

The initial investigation revealed that around early 2025, T.Đ.D. colluded with N.Q.K to rent two entire houses in Da Nang. They then purchased high-specification electronic equipment and recruited and directed 15 individuals with IT expertise to carry out their operations.

The suspects used various tactics, such as exploiting security vulnerabilities, to create software tools that automatically harvested international bank card data from foreigners in order to steal funds.

Specifically, from November 2024 until they were discovered, the suspects had collected, stored, traded, and illegally used the information of over 21,000 international credit card accounts belonging to foreigners (including Visa, Mastercard, and Discover cards). They used this data to pay for thousands of orders on the Amazon e-commerce platform, thereby misappropriating assets and making billions of VND in illicit profits.

Based on the evidence and documents collected, authorities have initiated a criminal case against the gang for the "Illegal collection, storage, trade, and public disclosure of bank account information."