Several underground marketplaces are offering full information packages for sale that contain verified health insurance credentials, bank account numbers, Social Security numbers and other personal information, along with counterfeit physical documents corresponding to the data.
The information packages are known as "fullz" among cybercriminals and cost around US$500 each if they include U.S. health insurance credentials, according to security researchers from Dell's SecureWorks subsidiary who identified several marketplaces where dossiers of this type are being sold.
"Fullz" usually contain full names, addresses, phone numbers, email addresses with corresponding passwords, dates of birth, Social Security numbers (SSNs), Employer ID Numbers (EINs), and financial data such as bank account information, including account and routing numbers, online banking credentials with varying degrees of completeness, or credit card information, including magnetic stripe data and associated PINs.
These information packages can also be accompanied by counterfeit physical documents including credit cards, drivers' license, insurance cards and more, in which case they are called "kitz," the Dell SecureWorks researchers said Monday in a blog post.
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The information packages are known as "fullz" among cybercriminals and cost around US$500 each if they include U.S. health insurance credentials, according to security researchers from Dell's SecureWorks subsidiary who identified several marketplaces where dossiers of this type are being sold.
"Fullz" usually contain full names, addresses, phone numbers, email addresses with corresponding passwords, dates of birth, Social Security numbers (SSNs), Employer ID Numbers (EINs), and financial data such as bank account information, including account and routing numbers, online banking credentials with varying degrees of completeness, or credit card information, including magnetic stripe data and associated PINs.
These information packages can also be accompanied by counterfeit physical documents including credit cards, drivers' license, insurance cards and more, in which case they are called "kitz," the Dell SecureWorks researchers said Monday in a blog post.
To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Reported by PC World 23 hours ago.