Uber stolen accounts worth more than stolen credit card

- At stolen Uber, Paypal and even Netflix accounts depends on the so-called deep web a higher price tag than credit card information. Uber stolen account data provide on average $ 3.78 per account, while a bundle of credit card data for only 22 cents a change of owner.

This according to research by Trend Micro commissioned by CNBC news. Information leading to the identity of a user, such as date of birth and public service number vary depending on the type of information in price from $ 1 to $ 3.30. In 2014 it was still worth $ 4.

Uber stolen accounts can be exploited in two ways. So criminals can create a false driver account with Uber and then non-existent rides fee if the stolen accounts. The data from the Uber account can however also be abused to get a fuller picture of a victim of identity theft.

PayPal accounts with a guaranteed balance of $ 500 deliver the most, namely $ 6. 43. A stolen Facebook account yields average at $ 3.02, Google Voice 97 cents and 76 cents Netflix.

Stolen credit card details are worth almost nothing is due to the sophisticated fraud detection systems of banks and credit card companies. Because of this stolen data very quickly worthless.