A hacked Twitter account may cost as much as $1,000
January 29, 2010 by admin
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Researchers at Kaspersky Lab report that hacked accounts of Twitter and other services are being sold online for hundreds of dollars.
Big revenues made on stolen data make hacking programs and viruses very popular among cyber criminals. According to Kaspersky Researcher Dmitry Bestuzhev there were Gmail accounts for sale on Russian hacker forums, (asking price 2,500 roubles, or $82) RapidShare accounts going for $5 per month, as well as Skype, instant messaging and Facebook credentials on the underground forums.
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