The Black Market for Your Identity

“Based on what we’ve been seeing lately, while the financial fraud is still the main goal of many hackers, there is an increased interest in social media accounts,” Aharoni said. “Interesting, but not surprising — cybercriminals go where the money is and if they can make money by selling social media followers and ‘Likes’, we’ll definitely see some of them move in that direction.”

How much is your social media identity worth on the black market, and what are people willing to pay for it? That varies depending on what kind of following you have, but a package with your name, social security number, credit card number, and mother’s maiden name will go for about $5.

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