credit cards The number of cards up for sale on the dark web has almost quadrupled in the last two years. (Photo: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg)

(Bloomberg) – The number of hacked U.S. credit cards whose information was offered for sale to other criminals on the dark web jumped by about two-thirds in the first half of this year, according to a cybersecurity research firm.

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