Hackers-For-Hire
The market for cheap hacking and hackers-for-hire is growing huge.
Hackers from Russia and other companies are receiving lots of business, according to reports by analysts from security firm Dell SecureWorks Inc. The analysts scoured dozens of websites on the dark web and found that malware is becoming “much cheaper and continues to offer a low barrier to entry for cybercriminals looking to steal information.”
Among the many things that are offered, stealing e-mails is a popular service. For only $129, you can hire someone to hack a private e-mail account. For $500, you can hire a hacker to hack a corporate e-mail account. And many hackers brag that their service is 'undetectable'. Imagine that someone else could be using your e-mail account and reading all your personal information with you even knowing about it.
Anyone with Internet access and a bit of money can potentially wreak havoc on computer networks. Hacking has become a way to facilitate all sorts of crimes, from illegal gambling to insider trading. Tutorials for new hackers, such as how to send phishing emails, can be purchased online for $20 to $40. Remote access “trojans,” which allow cybercriminals to secretly control other people’s computers from a distance, can go for as little as $5 to $10.
The hacking community is growing faster and faster, and hacking is getting cheaper and cheaper.
Hackers from Russia and other companies are receiving lots of business, according to reports by analysts from security firm Dell SecureWorks Inc. The analysts scoured dozens of websites on the dark web and found that malware is becoming “much cheaper and continues to offer a low barrier to entry for cybercriminals looking to steal information.”
Among the many things that are offered, stealing e-mails is a popular service. For only $129, you can hire someone to hack a private e-mail account. For $500, you can hire a hacker to hack a corporate e-mail account. And many hackers brag that their service is 'undetectable'. Imagine that someone else could be using your e-mail account and reading all your personal information with you even knowing about it.
Anyone with Internet access and a bit of money can potentially wreak havoc on computer networks. Hacking has become a way to facilitate all sorts of crimes, from illegal gambling to insider trading. Tutorials for new hackers, such as how to send phishing emails, can be purchased online for $20 to $40. Remote access “trojans,” which allow cybercriminals to secretly control other people’s computers from a distance, can go for as little as $5 to $10.
The hacking community is growing faster and faster, and hacking is getting cheaper and cheaper.
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