Criminals using Facebook to sell stolen credit cards, personal information: The Times

Criminals are advertising stolen, personal information through hundreds of groups on Facebook, according to an American researcher.

According to The Times of London, the information being advertised includes stolen credit cards details and logins for hacked Amazon and Netflix accounts.

This stolen information is usually put up for sale on the darknet, but security researcher Brian Krebs said he found nearly 12 groups with more than 30,000 members on Facebook dedicated to fraud, hacking and money laundering.

Facebook took down the groups after Krebs reported them -- as a security researcher -- but according to The Times he had previously reported them anonymously and the giant social media platform simply said that they did not break its rules. The Times found similar groups still operational on Thursday.

The most prevalent group identified by Krebs was selling stolen credit card and debit card details. Next in line, was a group offering automated methods for accessing user accounts of services such as Amazon, Netflix and PayPal using logins for other websites obtained from previous data breaches.

The groups identified by Krebs were private groups, meaning members must be approved by moderators -- but there were some public groups advertising the same services.

Facebook’s community standards prohibit the promotion or sale of illegal goods or services.