EBay classifieds warns against scams: accounts are currently attacked

The Portal eBay classifieds are currently warned of attacks on user accounts. The number of identity theft is rapidly risen — goods would not be present.

Germany — also in the second pandemic year buy more people than ever their Christmas gifts online. To make a fast bargain, eBay classifieds are popular with consumers. Who is currently on the classified ads' portal, but has apparently taken care, white eBay classifieds.

eBay classifieds warns against scams — ordered goods never arrive

Because as the portal declares itself in a message, Identity theft piled up. Within one year, the number of user requests in connection with user account acquisitions has increased by 250 percent, warns of eBay classifieds.

eBay security expert Jordan explained: Over the past few months, almost half of all inquiries to our customer service turned to Account Takeover. The actual account holders usually revealed themselves only if they realized that foreigners can advertise things about their account.

The fraud will hit the potential buyers on the hardest in the end. So Jordan explained Rail: Somewhat later, then further victims report with us who have transferred money and waited in vain for their goods.

eBay classifieds warns: perpetrators are too easy through the Dark net

Such an account takeover — i.e. the abusive use of a user account by scammers — is not difficult for the perpetrators, clarify the portal. Because as soon as the fraudsters know the e-mail address, they would only have to crack the password to get full access to an account (more digital news on eBay classifieds).

But not only eBay accounts, even e-mail accounts themselves are often a goal. Once cracked, e-mail mailboxes for the criminals like a publicly accessible mailbox — they could read unnoticed.

In fact, it be rarely real hackers who are responsible for the attacks. Rather, it also makes the Dark net less experienced cheats increasingly easier. So there would be countless lists with passwords and e-mail addresses that can be purchased about the criminals via appropriate shops.

eBay classifieds warns of Dark net chapters and password programs

Particularly remarkable: such prohibited data often came from data leaks of well-known companies. In addition to the captured records, perpetrators also used special programs that automates a variety of combinations — and crack so passwords.

Like eBay classifieds says, many victims made it too easy for the cheats if you are always using the same password for different accounts. Rather, a new password should always be selected for each application. This should also be as long as possible and contain cryptic letter strings to avoid dictionary attacks.

Identity theft on eBay and Co.: The advice the experts from the BSI

The Federal Office for Information Technology Security (BSI) also provides the following advice to avoid identity theft:

How the BSI will not tell, injured victims should always put criminal charges in the police. This should be done best screenshots in order to be able to describe the case as exact possible.

If you get reminders by mail, for example because you have sold about its account things that the buyers never got, according to BSI should at best draw a lawyer. Although debt collection reminders, especially this per mail, are not infrequently fake — but with a judicial reminder, fast actions are in demand. eBay classifieds is part of the editorial network blip.media.

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