Data Broker Giants Hacked by ID Theft Service

[Lee J <lee () riskbasedsecurity com>]

http://krebsonsecurity.com/2013/09/data-broker-giants-hacked-by-id-theft-service/

An identity theft service that sells Social Security numbers, birth
records, credit and background reports on millions of Americans has
infiltrated computers at some of America’s largest consumer and business
data aggregators, according to a seven-month investigation by
KrebsOnSecurity.

The Web site *ssndob[dot]ms* (hereafter referred to simply as SSNDOB) has
for the past two years marketed itself on underground cybercrime forums as
a reliable and affordable service that customers can use to look up SSNs,
birthdays and other personal data on any U.S. resident. Prices range from
50 cents to $2.50 per record, and from $5 to $15 for credit and background
checks. Customers pay for their subscriptions using largely unregulated and
anonymous virtual currencies, such as Bitcoin and WebMoney.

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