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Russian Site Busted Selling Pirated EBay User Info
SecurityProNews
Staff Writer
2006-03-27
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The old iron curtain closed on a Russian website last week after it was found to be offering pirated eBay seller PayPal account information. Noticed and reported by security software company Sunbelt, eBay took measures to have the site taken down.
Presumably gleaned from phishing and Trojan attacks, the website was offering eBay user names and passwords for between $5 and $25 - the higher the seller's rating, the higher the price. But also eBay accounts that were used less often were considered more desirable, as it may take longer to notice if anything is "phishy."
By impersonating a reputable but frequently inactive eBay seller, a person could accept payment for a product, not deliver it, and disappear passing the responsibility on to the true seller.
Sunbelt president Alex Eckelberry posted screenshots of the website's offering on the company's blog last Wednesday. After translation, the text revealed:
· They sell e-Bay and PayPal (rarely) accounts.
· They have a Trojan that steals account info from e-Bay logs and prefer to steal accounts with minimal seller/buyer activities.
· The better feedback on given account the more expensive it is. Real account holder e-mails are available as well.
An eBay spokesperson said the perpetrators were being pursued and the company was hoping for a full prosecution.
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