{"id":10787,"date":"2015-12-10T09:00:03","date_gmt":"2015-12-10T14:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.co.za\/blog\/?p=10787"},"modified":"2020-02-26T18:58:26","modified_gmt":"2020-02-26T16:58:26","slug":"netflix-sold-dark-web","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.co.za\/blog\/netflix-sold-dark-web\/10787\/","title":{"rendered":"Has your Netflix been sold on the black market"},"content":{"rendered":"

Have you recently noticed some weird suggestions on your Netflix account? Have you seen a new user under your account that you have no idea how it got there? Well, chances are one of two things could have happened \u2014 the first is that one of your family members is messing with you. The second, and more nefarious one is that your account has been compromised and has been sold on the Dark Web<\/a>.<\/p>\n

So if you haven\u2019t shared your Netflix login with your family (and even if you have), you should read on. Last week, it was reported that hackers have recently taken advantage of Netflix\u2019 policy of allowing users share their login credentials with friends and family. While this feature is good for helping out a struggling college-aged sibling, it is something that scammers can use to make a buck off of users who might not even notice something is awry.<\/p>\n

On one hand, given Netflix policy, this might seem like a victimless crime \u2014 since they are inviting folks to share their account with people and Reed Hastings, CEO of Netflix, has noted that he doesn\u2019t consider sharing passwords a problem<\/a>. While that sounds good, the hackers are also selling accounts for as low as 50 cents, meaning that if your account was compromised, someone is making some scratch off of something you paid for.<\/p>\n

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#Lifehack<\/a>: Treat your passwords as delicately as you treat your underwear https:\/\/t.co\/D7dUnLC8z3<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/OsMU987fwy<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Kaspersky (@kaspersky) November 26, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n