With Christmas season at its peak, hackers are stealing details of Facebook profiles and selling them to cybercriminal gangs for just 89p each, according to a new research study.
These gangs would use these crucial details to launch “spam” messages to the computer users, urging them to visit counterfeit video or image links.
These malicious links, when clicked, infect users’ computers with malware and spyware viruses that can track keystrokes entered, along with other significant information, such as usernames and passwords of online bank accounts.
As per the research reports from security firm Trend Micro, cyber attacks increased during the shopping season between September and December last year, and it would likely to follow similar trend in 2008.
In addition, the security experts from Trend Micro notified that set of credit card details is being sold for GBP 25, while online banking log-ins are priced at GBP 35 each.
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