The going prices are lower than you probably think – your credit card details, for example, can sell for a few bucks
It’s no news that the dark web is rife with offers of stolen data that ranges from pilfered credit card information and hijacked payment services accounts to hacked social media accounts. Anyone interested can also hire a ne’er-do-well to launch a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack, buy malware, or purchase forged documents and commit identity theft.
But have you ever wondered how much your personal information goes for on the dark web? Researchers at Privacy Affairs have sifted through the listings in the internet’s seedy underbelly and created an overview of the average price tags attached to your stolen personal data.
Called Dark Web Price Index 2020, the price breakdown of various kinds of stolen personal information shows that, for example, a cloned American Express card with PIN tops the payment card menu at US$35 a pop, while credit card details generally sell for as little as US$12-20. Meanwhile, stolen online banking credentials to accounts with a minimum balance of US$2,000 can go for US$65 on average.
As for payment processing services, PayPal accounts are by far the most commonly listed items. However, pilfered accounts go for lower prices than actual transfers from compromised accounts. Interestingly, a transfer within the US$1,000-3,000 range goes for an average price of some US$320 while transfers of over US$3,000 go for approximately half the price – US$156.
Offers to hack social media accounts aren’t, in fact, a commonly listed item, according to the report, whic ..
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