According to The Economic Times, the going rate for stolen credit card numbers ranges from $0.40 to $20 while bank account information ranges from $10 to $1000 per account. They also indicated that if you were willing to buy in bulk you could acquire 50 credit card numbers for $40 or 500 credit card numbers for $200.
In case you were curious, the same article quoted Symantec Corporation as stating that email passwords sell for as little as $4.00 to $30.00, while full identities are selling for between $1.00 and $15.00.
To read more of this article go to The Economic Times May 4th 2008 article “Credit Card Numbers up for grabs Rs 16!”.
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
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I have been a corporate investigator for 20 years. During that time I have worked on hundreds of credit card fraud cases.
Cashiers, managers, front desk personnel, on-line or over the phone order takers, it happens everywhere.
I appreciate the security tips you provided and will incorporate those that are pertinent in my future efforts.
Thank you,
Tony
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