According to reports experts have discovered a number of listings on Darkweb offering facebook login details for just $3
According to reports experts have discovered a number of listings on Darkweb offering facebook login details for just $3. Last week Facebook announced a data breach exposing data of 50 million users. Hackers exploited vulnerabilities in Facebook and stole secret access of 50 million users. These secret access token can be used by hackers to log in to users account without any password. According to the report from the Independent, the hacked accounts are sold between $3 and $12 and mode of payment is digital currencies like Bitcoin and Bitcoin cash. Listings were reportedly seen in popular dark web marketplaces like Dream Market and have user rates indicating the vendors are trustworthy, and data is authentic. [caption id="attachment_7020" align="alignnone" width="660"]
Source: The Independent[/caption] If the individual accounts are sold at this price rate, the value of whole stolen data will be around $150 million to $600 million. "Personal information is simply too valuable on the dark web. As long as stolen data continues to fetch high prices and equip perpetrators with the means necessary to carry out attacks, hold victims ransom, extort information or destroy property, organisations must exhaust all measures to diligently detect and protect their networks, devices and users," said CEO of cybersecurity firm SonicWall Bill Conner to the Independent. Facebook is still investigating the incident and who is still behind the attack is yet to be discovered. The Facebook is yet to determine the exact impact of the breach and whether the accounts were misused or any information accessed.
What are preventive measures to be taken by Facebook users?
- Review the security & privacy settings of Facebook account (https://www.facebook.com/settings)
- Check “Where You are Logged in” To see all devices that are logged in with your account.
- Change the password for Facebook and other online accounts
- Enable “Use Two Factor Authentication”
- Enable “Get alerts about unrecognized logins”
- Check what are the devices under “Authorized Logins”
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