Moscow Court Blocks Sites Selling Bank Cards

A court in Moscow ruled that information regarding the rental and sale of bank cards is prohibited.

Consensus

• A Moscow court ruled that information about renting and selling third-party bank cards is prohibited in Russia.
• The banned content was hosted on one website and two Telegram channels.
• The court could not identify the owners of the resources because domain registrars are foreign companies.
• The court's decision was based on the risk of violating citizens' rights and enabling fraud.
• The court satisfied the lawsuit and declared the information prohibited from dissemination.

Points of divergence

• The court's decision was linked to the broader issue of 'dropping' (driving), where citizens are involved in illegal activities using bank cards, and criminal liability was introduced in June 2025 for access sharing and unauthorized electronic payment operations. — kommersant
• The court's decision was made on August 20, and previous similar sites had also been banned. — vm

Coverage (2 sources)

• Court in Moscow banned information about renting and selling bank cards — Коммерсантъ
• Court blocked resources for renting others' bank cards — Вечерняя Москва

Key entities

• Moscow
• Russia
• Telegram
• Telegram channel
• Chertanovsky District Court
• Chertanovsky District Court