Online identity theft is not a problem for cybercriminals at all
By Gina on August 24, 2010 | Phishing, identity theft, phishing, selling illegal documents
It is usual to think that phishing and identity theft includes only the theft of funds. This is not quite true. Information is more valuable in this case. It allows them to create and sell illegal documents.
There are also better paid online activities, such as selling malware, renting botnets, or launching denial-of-service attacks and delivering falsified documents. Such a business site exists according to Francois Paget , a senior virus research engineer at McAfee Avert Labs.
He comments that one of the most popular documents for criminals is a passport. At the site you can see a large choice of passports classified by countries. The lowest price is for Azerbaijan. It costs US$870. However, a French passport costs US$5,530. What is needed for the forgers is the user to send their signature and photo. It is enough for cybercriminals. They take care of the rest.
The credit card collection is also one of priorities of the site. Their balances are ranging from US$2,000 to US$15,000.
Cybercriminals thought of everything. They also offer drivers license. It is not a problem at all, because the service is also included.
For the service like that hackers usually need more personal data. For getting it they target online and offline locations where this information is available. The main advice that usually the same is to think of what data you give away on various websites and how much they are reliable.
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