Darknet hackers are selling crypto accounts for as low as $30 per pop

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Cybercriminals from the darker parts of the internet are reportedly selling hacked and verified crypto accounts on the darknet for just $30 each.

According to an April 24 research paper by online data security provider Privacy Affairs titled The Dark Web Price Index, “Cybercriminals have been selling all kinds of fraudulently obtained financial account information on the dark web.

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Prices for some of the ill-gotten verified cryptocurrency accounts include:

Kraken: $1,170 Binance: $410 Crypto.com: $300 Coinbase: $250 US Verified Bittrex Account: $30

These numbers mark a significant increase from prices paid for the same account details in 2022, according to data from last year’s edition of the Dark Web Price Index. In 2022, hackers only paid $260 and $250 for verified Kraken and Binance accounts, respectively.

Hacked accounts can be used to illegally evade Know Your Customer measures on popular cryptocurrency exchanges.

Cryptocurrency accounts aren’t the only items on the list. Account information for credit cards with balances up to $5,000 is being sold for just $110, while login credentials for online banking accounts with balances up to $2,000 are being sold for $60.

Average prices for some credit cards and online login data. Source: Privacy Cases

Login details for all sorts of social media accounts are also up for grabs, including hacked Facebook, Airbnb and Gmail accounts, starting at $25 per person.

In a statement regarding the shocking new numbers, Privacy Affairs security researcher Miklos Zoltan said Internet users need to be more careful than ever with their personal information.

If someone gets their hands on your financial information or social media credentials, the prices mentioned above are essentially what it’s worth to them, Zoltan explained.

Chances are you appreciate these things a lot more than they do, because to them you’re just another brand for a quick buck.

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Account takeovers on popular crypto exchanges are a growing problem in the industry.

Recently, a customer of US-based cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase filed a lawsuit against the company over an attack on his account.

He claimed to have lost 90% of his life savings after falling victim to an infamous hack known as SIM swapping where scammers take control of a phone number by tricking the telecom provider into linking the number to their own SIM card.

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