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

Accepted submission by Phoenix666 at 2015-12-02 13:39:05
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Criminals are selling 'lifetime' Netflix, HBO, and cable sports streaming accounts [theregister.co.uk] 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 [onion.to] accessible via the Tor network, on the back of the Intel report The Hidden Data Econonomy [pdf [mcafee.com]] 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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