It’s time to change your Netflix password.
The streaming video service’s worldwide expansion, which took a giant leap forward in January, might have caused an unintended side effect: phishing scams targeting users’ login details in order to fuel the black market for Netflix accounts.
According to a Symantec report, attackers redirect users to an official-looking Netflix website that is actually fake. There are various sites focused on specific countries; Brazil and Denmark are particularly hot targets. If the subscriber falls for the ruse and enters his or her log-in details, the hackers capture them and can then sell Netflix access via that account on the black market.
Wait, a black market just for Netflix? Why bother, when hackers seem to have little trouble stealing credit card and bank information to buy whatever they want? For the full article click here
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