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September 18, 2025

ForgeCraft: Unmasking a China-Linked Operation Selling Counterfeit IDs Across North America

CloudSEK's STRIKE team uncovered a China-linked network selling counterfeit U.S. and Canadian driver's license IDs and SSN cards via 83+ domains, generating $785K+ from 6,500+ fake licenses and 4,500+ unique buyers across North America. Controlled HUMINT traced the threat actor's exact geolocation and facial imagery to China. Backed by shell e-commerce fronts, social media ads, and covert shipping, the operation poses severe risks - potentially enabling fraud, trafficking, SIM swaps, and ultimately threatening U.S. national security - while offering actionable intelligence for disruption.

Authors & Contributors

Sourajeet Majumder
Ibrahim Saify
Passionate about offensive security and cyber threat intelligence, the author focuses on uncovering real-world vulnerabilities, analyzing cybercrime infrastructure, and assessing business risks through adversarial thinking. With experience in vulnerability chaining, threat monitoring, and dark web reconnaissance, his work contributes to helping organizations strengthen their security posture and proactively address emerging threats.
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ForgeCraft: Unmasking a China-Linked Operation Selling Counterfeit IDs Across North America

CloudSEK's STRIKE team uncovered a China-linked network selling counterfeit U.S. and Canadian driver's license IDs and SSN cards via 83+ domains, generating $785K+ from 6,500+ fake licenses and 4,500+ unique buyers across North America. Controlled HUMINT traced the threat actor's exact geolocation and facial imagery to China. Backed by shell e-commerce fronts, social media ads, and covert shipping, the operation poses severe risks - potentially enabling fraud, trafficking, SIM swaps, and ultimately threatening U.S. national security - while offering actionable intelligence for disruption.

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ForgeCraft: Unmasking a China-Linked Operation Selling Counterfeit IDs Across North America

September 18, 2025
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CloudSEK's STRIKE team uncovered a China-linked network selling counterfeit U.S. and Canadian driver's license IDs and SSN cards via 83+ domains, generating $785K+ from 6,500+ fake licenses and 4,500+ unique buyers across North America. Controlled HUMINT traced the threat actor's exact geolocation and facial imagery to China. Backed by shell e-commerce fronts, social media ads, and covert shipping, the operation poses severe risks - potentially enabling fraud, trafficking, SIM swaps, and ultimately threatening U.S. national security - while offering actionable intelligence for disruption.

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