Here’s how much your credit card information is being sold for
Having your passwords, credit card, or even full-blown identity stolen can cause immeasurable harm and trauma to victims.
Yet personal information sells for mere dollars on the dark web.
A new analysis shows the price of a hacked Google account is just $60, while a hacked HBO Max account is a meager $2.
The average cost of a fake US driver’s license is $150, and 1,000 fake social media followers will only set you back $2-$5.
Privacy Affairs – a data privacy and cybersecurity research group – has analyzed the supply and pricing of these goods on the Dark Web
The dark web is the notorious ‘hidden’ side of the internet – hosting websites that cannot be found on Google and can only be accessed via special browsers.
Identities and locations of darknet users stay anonymous and cannot be tracked due to layered encryption systems, making it a hotbed for criminals.
Earlier this year, law enforcement agencies around the world just brought down Genesis Market, an online marketplace that bought and sold hacked user data, in Operation Cookie Monster.
Privacy Affairs – a data privacy and cybersecurity research group – has analyzed the supply and pricing of these goods on the Dark Web and we’ve gathered some highlights.
Credit card data
Credit card details with balances up to $5,000 go for $110, and online banking logins with $2,000 or more go for $60.
A hacked TDBank account sets the buyer back just $30. Cloned Visa, American Express and Mastercard cards with PIN are a bargain at $20.
Payment processing services: Barclays buy ielts/toefl english test certificates online banking login credentials go for $2,100, while Santander is $1,800 and Chase is just $500. Cashapp and Citibank verified accounts sell for $860 and $200, respectively.
Get this: 50 hacked PayPal account logins sell for $120, while PayPal account details with a minimum of $1,000 balance are just $10.
Credit card details with balances up to $5,000 go for $110, and online banking logins with $2,000 or more go for $60
The price for 10 million US email addresses is $120. No wonder you get so much spam
A new analysis shows the price of a hacked Google account is just $60, while a hacked HBO Max account is a meager $2. The average cost of a fake US driver’s license is $150, and 1,000 fake social media followers will only set you back $2-$5
Cryptocurrency accounts:
Crypto.com verified accounts go for $300.
Coinbase are slightly less at $250. The going rate for a hacked Robinhood account is $150.
Hacked accounts:
A hacked Gmail account is $60, while Facebook and Instagram accounts are $25. Hacked Twitter accounts cost $20. Want 1,000 followers for your social media account? Just cough up $2 or $5 for LinkedIn.
