Cyber criminals are offering an online service that claims to be able to hack any Facebook account for $100.
The site, uncovered by IT security vendor Panda Security, allegedly provides clients with the login and password credentials to access accounts of ordinary people, as well as celebrities, politicians and well-known companies.
Panda explains that the criminal outfit conducts payments online through Western Union, with the money transferred to the Ukraine. The domain hosting the service is registered in Moscow.
According to Panda Security, users can also get extra dollar-credits to spend on the service when they hack more accounts. They can even become affiliates to help hackers reach a broader audience. These affiliates receive 20% of what they sell in credits for hacking more accounts.
Once an intruder hacks into a Facebook account, all personal data published on the site can be stolen, says the company. Similarly, those accounts can also be use to send malware, spam or other threats to the victim's contacts.
In the case of celebrities or other well-known entities, they can be used to defame the account-holder by, for example, spreading information in their name.
“The system's real purpose may be hacking Facebook accounts, as they say, or profiting from those that want to try the service,” says Jeremy Matthews, head of Panda's sub-Saharan operations.
“In any case, the Web page is very well designed. It is easy to contract the service and become either the victim of online fraud, or a cyber criminal and accomplice in identity theft,” he concludes.
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