Have you wondered where do all those credit card numbers/medical information/email ids land up?
Remember everything online has value and will end up being sold to somebody who is the higher bidder.
All the stolen data lands up on underground forums hosted on the dark web.
Here are the details abouthow much money your datais able to command on the underground forums.
Further, the equivalent information can go up to $45 for European details.
Thats mainly scary, as PayPal usually ties to a checking or savings account.
Passport scans
Do you wonder that RFID case is a silly treat?
Radio-frequency identification (RFID) uses electromagnetic fields to automatically identify and track tags attached to objects.
As a result, it would be better if we can protect all our cards.
Be careful before you Instagram the tickets to your dream vacation, or you could be facing a nightmare!
Email ids and passwords
The market for compromised email accounts has dropped.
On any IaaS service, an admin account could go for $7 to $8 per record.
It is strongly recommended to use multi-factor authentication (MFA) for admin accounts.
In this space, every single service provides MFA as an option!
So, where do the bad guys sell all of this information?
source: www.techworm.net
