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Tag Archives: Hacked PayPal Account

New underground E-shop offers access to hundreds of hacked PayPal accounts

Posted on February 20, 2013 by ddanchev

By Dancho Danchev

On a daily basis, largely thanks to the efficiency-centered malicious campaigns circulating in the wild, cybercriminals get access to tens of thousands of accounting credentials across multiple Web properties, and most disturbingly, online payment processing services like PayPal.

We’ve recently spotted a newly launched underground E-shop that’s exclusively selling access to hacked PayPal accounts. How much does it cost to purchase a hacked PayPal account on the underground marketplace these days? What pricing method is the cybercriminal behind the service using, and does the newly launched E-shop share any similarities with the E-shop selling access to hacked PayPal accounts that we profiled in 2012?

Let’s take a peek inside the E-shop.

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Posted in Threat Research | Tagged Compromised, Compromised Account, cybercrime, E-shop, Hacked, Hacked Account, Hacked PayPal Account, PayPal, security | 6 Comments

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