How $6 can buy hacked social media and streaming accounts from the dark web, Whizcase study reveals
LONDON, 30 January 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Watching the latest movie or Netflix series is more accessible than ever, with $100 buy a complete package of hacked accounts on the Dark Web, the latest Whizcase review has revealed.
The most accessible accounts are social media, with darknet markets full of hacked social media profiles selling for just a few $6 per hacked account.
The report uncovered a thriving marketplace for hacked entertainment service accounts:
- LinkedIn account: $45
- Facebook user: $14
- Instagram account: $12
- Discord account: $12
- Snapchat account: $12
- TikTok account: $6
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Most of these are obtained from social engineering or phishing campaigns after hackers have compromised users’ email addresses used for registration.
Typically, these accounts are linked to the original owners’ payment processing solution, which the hackers often compromise. The original owners are banned from these accounts and cannot unlink their card details from them. The only solution in these situations is to cancel the attached credit or debit card.
Whizcase revealed it to just $127, one can buy a hacked account from all major social media. Cheapest is Reddit at $6rise to an Instagram account for $12. The most expensive social profile was LinkedIn on $45.
Hacked Gmail accounts are the most expensive items on $45 when it comes to communication tools. Considering that most businesses use Gmail on a daily basis, this is not surprising. WhatsApp, Skype and Telegram accounts vary from $18 to $8.
This can allow cybercriminals to use these accounts to reset passwords that their original owners used to sign up for various services. This may also include financial and payment accounts.
The review says many hackers use compromised accounts to run “sophisticated bot farms” to manipulate social media engagement. The advantage is that the manipulation campaigns are much more difficult to detect by social networks.
Buying social media engagement is also extremely cheap. Because just $25, one could buy 1,000 Twitter retweets from seemingly legitimate accounts. Just $8 buys 1000 Facebook likes on a page or post.
It is possible to choose the country of origin for Likes or retweets for a few extra kroner. This again shows that one should be careful when looking at popular or highly engaging things on social media. For the price of a hot dog, someone can make a profile look more popular than it is.
Whizcase said keeping social media and entertainment software accounts secure reduces social disruption, identity fraud and outright theft. Otherwise, cybercriminals can use cybercrime or social media campaigns to spread misinformation, scam or rob others of their money or game tokens, and even steal their identities.
The Whizcase 2022 Review: https://whizcase.com/dark-web-social-media-prices/
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