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| UK bank details 'for sale for £5' | UK bank details 'for sale for £5' |
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| British bank account details are on sale online for as little as £5 in so-called cyber-crime supermarkets, a report says. | British bank account details are on sale online for as little as £5 in so-called cyber-crime supermarkets, a report says. |
| Criminals are also targeting social networking sites, according to a web security firm report into online crime. | Criminals are also targeting social networking sites, according to a web security firm report into online crime. |
| Symantec says EU identities sell for more than American ones because they can be used across the EU. | Symantec says EU identities sell for more than American ones because they can be used across the EU. |
| Investigators say criminals are turning from online banking to social networks because their users are less careful. | Investigators say criminals are turning from online banking to social networks because their users are less careful. |
| Sophisticated and personalised | Sophisticated and personalised |
| According to Symantec's latest twice-yearly Internet Security Threat Report, UK bank account details were the most advertised items on black-market forums used to trade stolen information. | |
| The most frequently targeted accounts belonged to high-value businesses, as the details could be sold for more than those of accounts with lower balances belonging to consumers. | The most frequently targeted accounts belonged to high-value businesses, as the details could be sold for more than those of accounts with lower balances belonging to consumers. |
| But the report also found there has been an increase in sophisticated and personalised attacks on consumers. | But the report also found there has been an increase in sophisticated and personalised attacks on consumers. |
| The data is most often sold via instant-message groups or Web forums that are live for only a few days or even hours, according to Symantec. | The data is most often sold via instant-message groups or Web forums that are live for only a few days or even hours, according to Symantec. |
| Cyber-crime bulk buys | Cyber-crime bulk buys |
| It says the hacking community exacts harsh consequences when members try to pass along incorrect information - if an account does not contain the funds it is advertised as holding, the ability of that vendor to sell data again plummets. | It says the hacking community exacts harsh consequences when members try to pass along incorrect information - if an account does not contain the funds it is advertised as holding, the ability of that vendor to sell data again plummets. |
| Symantec also saw bulk-buying of personal details which had been packaged up in bargain bundles. | Symantec also saw bulk-buying of personal details which had been packaged up in bargain bundles. |
| In the final half of 2007, the security firm saw 50 credit card numbers for sale at £20 (£0.40 each), and 500 credit card numbers for £100 (£0.20 each). | In the final half of 2007, the security firm saw 50 credit card numbers for sale at £20 (£0.40 each), and 500 credit card numbers for £100 (£0.20 each). |
| After credit cards, full identities were the third most common item advertised for sale - making up 9% of all advertised goods, an increase from 6% in the first half of 2007. | After credit cards, full identities were the third most common item advertised for sale - making up 9% of all advertised goods, an increase from 6% in the first half of 2007. |
| Symantec concluded that identity trading was on the increase and that even stolen eBay accounts were now being put up for sale. | Symantec concluded that identity trading was on the increase and that even stolen eBay accounts were now being put up for sale. |