Some of the identity abuses are impossible to trace, police say.
A notice published by Dutch police says that Various companies used him to build sites with web shop functionality.
The man was able to capture usernames and passwords by installing a special script.
He then used those credentials to break into email and social media accounts of customers of those shops.
Police are now warning Dutch victims to check their accounts and change email passwords to be safe.
Using a two-factor authentication for password would be a safer way to protect the accounts.
They advised that their communications will not contain any download links or attachments.
Adding further, they said: Never download files in emails if you do not know the sender.
Source:The Register
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