Cybersecurity

Hacking Tools, Stolen Credit Cards Advertised on Facebook Groups

Despite efforts to curb it, illegal products and services are still available on social media giant

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One user offered hacking services, both ethical and not. Another claimed to be able to change school grades. And several others peddled stolen credit cards and IDs.

Such illegal products and services have long been offered on the dark web, a murky section of the internet that’s populated with illicit forums. But these offers were being made on Facebook, despite repeated efforts by the social media giant to curb illegal behavior on its site.