5 minutes agoHow much does a Facebook password cost on the black market?
Periskopi(8 years ago)
(8 years ago)Revengeed accounts of various people on Facebook, including the user's name and password, are being sold on the online black market for only $3.9. The news is made known by British tabolide “Daily Mail”, which cites a shocking report of China-based company “Money Guru”. Prices are also reported to vary in [...]
The news is made known by British tabolide “Daily Mail”, which cites a shocking report of China-based company “Money Guru”.
Prices are also reported to vary according to social networks. For example, Reddi's passwords start at $2.9, Instagram out of $6.30, interest in $8,48, Twitter out of $3.26, Hotmail from $3, and Gmail out of $3.26.
According to the report published by British media, the best way to protect accounts and passwords is to use multiple verification.
The news comes just days after Facebook found that the accounts of 50 million users, including owners and senior leaders like Mark Zuckerberg and Cheryl Sandberg, have been compromised by a flaw in the security system.
According to “Money Guru”, Facebook accounts and passwords are often stolen to sell to companies that are demanding to target them in advertising.
Researchers analyzed accounts sold on the online black market, whose most famous is “Dream Market”, but also in “Wall St Market” and “Berlusconi Market”.
