Your Credit Card Details Aren't the Most Important Thing to Hackers Any More

Apparently now criminals online aren't interested in getting stolen credit card info. 

Hacked Uber, PayPal and Netflix accounts have become much more valuable to criminals, according to a study by security company Trend Micro.

Uber logins are more expensive than Netflix credentials and credit card account numbers. They allow users free rides at a cost to the Uber account owner.

Uber details can sell for $4 each in marketplaces on the Dark Web. It doesn't sound like much but it's significantly more than other items. 

PayPal accounts with at least $500 in credit are one of the most expensive items available on the Dark Web, an anonymous portion of the world wide web not indexed by any search engines. These logins have an average resale value of $6.43.

Users who purchase stolen Uber credentials can book taxi rides, which are then charged to the real account owner. 

Woken up to a fraudulent invoice from @Uber for a $1180 taxi bill across New York when I was in London! How does that happen!

— Henry W-S (@HJW_S) January 21, 2016 

@Uber what the hell is going on why have I been charged 92 pounds for a journey I diddnt make !!! pic.twitter.com/wHqEf6ygQ2

— andre bromfield (@andre_bromfield) January 8, 2016 

My UBER account has been hacked!!, I've never been to Johannesburg!!!. #UberAccountHacked pic.twitter.com/plncTej5J1

— Carlos (@ccanov) December 17, 2015

According to the Trend Micro study, the price for credit cards is so comparatively low because banks have advanced techniques to detect fraudulent activity.

The news comes after a list of the 25 most popular passwords of 2015 was published online and revealed that 123456 remains the most popular choice.