It turns out THIS is more valuable to hackers than your stolen credit card details

STOLEN logins and hacked online accounts can all be bought on the Dark Web, but some of the prices might surprise you.

 

Netflix and PayPal accounts are some of the most sought after details available on the Dark Web

 

Cybercriminals aren't interested in buying stolen credit card information.

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

Uber logins – which allow buyers take free taxi rides – are more expensive than Netflix credentials and credit card account numbers.

According to CNBC, stolen Uber login details can sell for some $4 each in marketplaces on the Dark Web. That's only £2.80, but still significantly more than other items.

Research from Trend Micro revealed that Netflix logins cost some $0.76 each, 53p converted, credit cards numbers for $0.22, or 15p converted.

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, £4.50 converted.

Meanwhile, stolen Facebook logins cost an average of $3.02 each, some £2.11.

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

Dubbed "Ghost Rides", these stolen taxi journeys appear in the account owner's history – alerting them that their details may have been sold or passed on.

Uber rolled-out multi-factor authentication in some markets last year which decreased the value of stolen account details on the Dark Web, the International Business Times reported.

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.

Users should use a unique and secure password for EVERY online account.

For example, take the first letter of each word in your favourite song lyric, phrase or poem – and use those letters, which appear like a random jumble, as your password.

A password manager is another way to generate and securely store unique passwords with letters, symbols and numbers.

But even these aren't always secure.