Friday, April 23, 2010

Social Media Identity Theft Hits Facebook; Stolen Identities Up For Sale

"Identity Theft isn’t just something that impacts your bank account or credit card.� Your brand or trademark can be hijacked in social media and on the web as well, and we’ve seen it thousands of times here at KnowEm.� Most recently, according to PCWorld, a hacker named Kirllos has offered up for sale 1.5 million Facebook user accounts.� Facebook hasn’t confirmed that this is a verified hack or if Kirllos’ claims are actually legitimate, but the fact that there is a market at all for claimed usernames should give you an idea what their value is worth."

Social Media Identity Theft Hits Facebook; Stolen Identities Up For Sale | KnowEm.com

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