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Even though Facebook is loaded with spam and scams, the service has maintained a reputation as being the trustworthy social network, largely thanks to its requirement that users post their real names. The public’s trust makes hacked Facebook profiles a valuable commodity for those who make their livings in the Internet black market. Researchers at VeriSign are tracking one hacker’s efforts to sell hijacked accounts to those who would spam your friends or fool them into sending cash or log-in data.
The hacker, who goes by the name kirllos, has been offering bundles of 1,000 Facebook accounts for rock-bottom prices on hacking forums. The accounts, which he sells for $25 (if the accounts have less than ten friends) or for $45 (if they have more than ten) set off alarms at VeriSign. Facebook spokesperson Barry Schnitt told the New York Times that the company had tried to purchase a bundle of accounts from kirllos, but that, at that point, the hacker had yet to produce any log-in information.
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