9,031 Carding Forum Accounts Exposed in DumpKingdom24 Breach

HEROIC found 9,031 records in DumpKingdom24 on 25-Feb-2025, exposing email addresses, usernames, plaintext passwords, and Bitcoin wallet addresses tied to an illegal carding forum.

Why This DumpKingdom24 Database Dump Is Dangerous

DumpKingdom24 is not a mainstream platform. It is an illegal carding marketplace where users trade stolen payment details, fraud kits, and compromised account logs. A full database dump from that kind of site hands attackers two things at once. They get a list of people who were already comfortable reusing credentials across risky sites, and they get those credentials in plaintext. No hashing. No salting. No delay. Anyone who downloads the file can try the exact password against a bank, an exchange, or a webmail account the same day.

The 9,031 count is small compared to mega breaches, but the quality is high from an attacker's perspective. Every record pairs an email address with a known-working password and, in many cases, a Bitcoin wallet address the user was actively using. That turns a basic credential stuffing attack into a targeted financial one.

What Was Exposed in DumpKingdom24

• 9,031 user records dated 25-Feb-2025
• Email addresses used to register on the carding forum
• Usernames tied to forum activity and reputation
• Plaintext passwords stored without hashing
• Bitcoin wallet addresses linked to user profiles
• Breach type recorded as a Database dump, indicating the site's own user table was exfiltrated

Why This Matters

Plaintext password storage in 2025 is indefensible. Any engineer who reviews a carding site codebase would expect weak security, and this dump confirms it. For victims, that means any other site where they reused the same password is now at immediate risk. For investigators, the Bitcoin wallets create a rare link between a username, an email, and on-chain activity. That link can follow a person for years.

There is also a secondary risk. People who registered on DumpKingdom24 often used throwaway emails, but not always. When a real personal email appears in a carding dump, it becomes evidence that can be subpoenaed, phished, or used for extortion. The public exposure of a list like this does not just help criminals. It also helps other criminals target the first group.

How Carding Forum Breaches Work

Carding forums are repeatedly compromised because the operators prioritize anonymity for customers, not security for the database itself. Attackers usually gain access through an exposed admin panel, an outdated forum script, or a rival operator leaking data on purpose. Once inside, they export the user table in full. The file then moves through Telegram channels and data leak sites within hours.

Because the passwords are stored in plaintext, there is no cracking step. The file is immediately usable. That is why plaintext dumps like DumpKingdom24 show up in credential stuffing traffic almost the moment they leak.

Check If You Are Affected

HEROIC continuously monitors over 400 billion compromised records across the dark web, data leak sites, and underground forums. The DumpKingdom24 dataset has been indexed and cross referenced with our wider intelligence graph, which means a single scan can tell you if your email, password, or Bitcoin wallet address appears in this breach or anywhere else across our sources. Run a free HEROIC scan now and see exactly what is exposed.