One of the most-viewed stories on this site is a
blog post and
graphic
that I put together last year to illustrate the ways that bad guys can
monetize hacked computers. But just as folks who don’t bank online or
store sensitive data on their PCs often have trouble understanding why
someone would want to hack into their systems, many people do not fully
realize how much they have invested in their email accounts until those
accounts are in the hands of cyber thieves.
This post aims to raise awareness about the street value of a hacked
email account, as well as all of the people, personal data, and
resources that are put at risk when users neglect to properly safeguard
their inbox's.
Read more here @
http://krebsonsecurity.com/2013/06/the-value-of-a-hacked-email-account/
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