{
  "id": "case-max-vision-cardersmarket",
  "slug": "us-v-vision-cardersmarket",
  "title": "U.S. v. Max Ray Vision (Iceman / CardersMarket)",
  "summary": "Former white-hat computer security analyst turned master cybercriminal who operated CardersMarket, hacking rival criminal forums to steal their user databases and monopolize illicit credit card trafficking.",
  "case_number": "3:07-cr-00624",
  "court": "U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California",
  "district": "N.D. Cal.",
  "country": "United States",
  "opened_at": "2007-09-10",
  "status": "sentenced",
  "victim_sector": "Financial Services, Retail",
  "victim_country": "United States",
  "loss_amount_usd": 86000000,
  "loss_amount_note": "Stole approximately 2 million credit card numbers, causing $86 million in fraudulent charges.",
  "first_seen_at": "2004-01-01T00:00:00Z",
  "last_updated_at": "2026-07-28T14:00:00Z",
  "actor_slug": "cardersmarket",
  "defendant_slugs": [
    "max-vision"
  ],
  "cves": [],
  "techniques": [
    {
      "technique_id": "T1190",
      "evidence_excerpt": "Vision exploited web application vulnerabilities in competitor dark web portals to compromise forum SQL databases and hijack customer accounts.",
      "evidence_locator": "Indictment \u00b6 14, Page 7",
      "mapping_status": "reviewed",
      "mapped_by": "rule",
      "source_title": "Indictment: U.S. v. Vision",
      "source_url": "https://www.justice.gov/archive/criminal/cybercrime/press-releases/2010/visionSent.pdf",
      "technique_name": "Exploit Public-Facing Application",
      "tactic": "Initial Access"
    }
  ],
  "events": [
    {
      "event_type": "arrest",
      "event_date": "2007-09-08",
      "description": "Vision arrested at his San Francisco apartment by federal agents."
    },
    {
      "event_type": "plea",
      "event_date": "2009-06-29",
      "description": "Pleads guilty to two counts of wire fraud conspiracy."
    },
    {
      "event_type": "sentencing",
      "event_date": "2010-02-12",
      "description": "Sentenced to 168 months (14 years) in federal prison and ordered to pay $27.5 million in restitution."
    }
  ]
}