Facebook accounts hacked for $100

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by Steve Ragan - Sep 18 2009, 17:20

Facebook accounts hacked for $100. New customers get a free toaster!

If you've ever wanted to crack open the Facebook account of an ex, or a boss that you just loathe, then there is a service that will do just that, for as little as $100 USD. Ok, no not really, but it will take your money. That fact is certain, according to Luis Corrons of Panda Security.

Corrons, with some help from another researcher at Panda, Sean-Paul Correll, discovered a Facebook Hacking business that promises, “any Facebook account can be hacked.” The cost for the Facebook compromise is $100 USD, paid by Western Union.

“The service’s real purpose may be hacking Facebook accounts as they say, or profiting from those that want to try the service. In any case, the Web page is very well designed. It is easy to contract the service and become either the victim of an online fraud, or a cyber-criminal and accomplice in identity theft,” Corrons said in a statement.

“Once an intruder hacks into a Facebook account, all personal data published on the site can be stolen. Similarly, those accounts can also be used to send malware, spam or other threats to the victim’s contacts. In the case of celebrities of other well-known entities, they can be used to defame the account holder, spread information in their name, etc. In any event, this is criminal activity.” [Read more]