Stolen Data Prices Plummet
Prices to buy a stolen credit card number have dropped as low as $0.40 according to Symantec.
Fierce competition among identity thieves has driven the prices for stolen data down to bargain-basement levels, forcing crooks to adopt mainstream business tactics to lure customers, a report on internet security threats said Tuesday.
Credit card numbers were selling for as little as 40 cents each and access to a bank account was going for $10 US in the second half of 2007, according to the latest twice-yearly internet security threat report from Symantec Corp.
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