03-25-2006, 08:38 AM
The user accounts affected were in the UK, Australia, and Germany. Prices charged for account info ranged from $5 to $25 depending on feedback.
full article: http://www.computerworld.com/securitytop...81,00.html
Screenshots showing accounts for sale: http://sunbeltblog.blogspot.com/2006/03/...-sale.html
Quote: EBay Inc. helped to shut down a Russian Web site this week that was offering to sell stolen customer account information for as little as $5 each...
The site probably collected the information through phishing attacks or a Trojan horse virus that plants keylogging software on users' PCs, said Alex Eckelberry, president of Sunbelt, in Clearwater, Fla.
Attempts to harvest and sell such information are fairly widespread, he said. "It would make the hair on your neck stand on end if you knew," he said...
full article: http://www.computerworld.com/securitytop...81,00.html
Screenshots showing accounts for sale: http://sunbeltblog.blogspot.com/2006/03/...-sale.html