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50¢ Buys You Someone Else's Password for Netflix, Spotify Or ...

posted by martyb on Thursday December 03 2015, @08:55AM   Printer-friendly

Phoenix666 writes:

Criminals are selling 'lifetime' Netflix, HBO, and cable sports streaming accounts for less than US$10 on sites hidden within Tor.

Premium sports accounts sell for about $10 while streaming TV can be bought for as low as 50 cents, far less than the $10 monthly subscription.

Comic fans can buy a stolen Marvel Unlimited lifetime account - meaning the victim is unlikely to shutter it - for 50 cents compared to the $10 monthly fee.

El Reg found the stolen accounts on the AlphaBay Marketplace accessible via the Tor network, on the back of the Intel report "The Hidden Data Economy" [pdf] which listed a few similar but more pricey offerings on another unnamed site.

Sellers are also flogging Premium Spotify, ComCast Xfinity, Uber, Apple, and Lynda training video accounts.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday December 03 2015, @03:45PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday December 03 2015, @03:45PM (#271391)

    This reminds me of the AOL days where people used to trade stolen AOL accounts. You'll be surprised how many people had the password "1234" back when passwords didn't have stricter restrictions.

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday December 03 2015, @04:40PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday December 03 2015, @04:40PM (#271424)

    That's amazing! I've got the same combination for my luggage - it's just got one more digit at the end!

    I will still be safe. You will never be able to guess what the last number is.