"Valenzuela Monje is accused of running Telegram channels named MacacoCC Collective and Novato Carding from at least May 2021 to August 2023, where he sold dumps of compromised payment card information, including account numbers, card types, expiration dates, CVV/CVC codes, and cardholder names."
"The suspect, Alex Rodrigo Valenzuela Monje, allegedly known online as VAL4K, was arraigned in Utah federal court on charges of trafficking in unauthorized access devices and unlawful transfer of means of identification to facilitate criminal conduct."
"He allegedly sold cards for most major US brands, with data for approximately 26,000 cards from one brand alone."
Alex Rodrigo Valenzuela Monje, a 24-year-old Chilean national known online as VAL4K, was extradited to the United States and arraigned in Utah federal court on charges of trafficking in unauthorized access devices and unlawful transfer of means of identification. He allegedly operated illicit Telegram channels named MacacoCC Collective and Novato Carding from May 2021 to August 2023, selling stolen credit card data including account numbers, expiration dates, CVV codes, and cardholder names. The suspect trafficked cards from major US brands, with data for approximately 26,000 cards from a single brand. Indicted in August 2023, Valenzuela Monje faced extradition proceedings that concluded with his transfer to US custody in February 2026, where he pleaded not guilty.
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