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Stolen Fortnite Accounts Earn Hackers Millions Per Year

More than 2 billion breached Fortnite accounts have gone up for sale in underground forums so far in 2020 alone. Hackers are scoring more than a million dollars annually selling compromised accounts for the popular video game. The value of a hacked Fortnites account is centered around a character s in-game skin (essentially a digital costume) Researchers say the black market is among the most expansive, and most lucrative, and lucrative for cybercriminals. In 2019 alone, there were more than 4 billion breached records and in 2020 so far, researchers said an estimated additional 2 billion breach records have gone.

Source: https://threatpost.com/stolen-fortnite-accounts-earn-hackers-millions/158796/

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