In the ‘deep web’ -an internet unfocused that can not be accessed from classics browsers- there is a market that sells all kinds of stolen accounts. Initially,the interest was focused in bank or PayPal accounts, but now they offer all kind of accounts: Twitter, Gmail, Yahoo, Netflix, Uber … Today, any account that gives money or offers a paid service is susceptible to become a target.
The two techniques widely used among cybercriminals are phishing’ and keylogger’. Once the data is stolen, it is usually sold in the deep web.
Source: El Confidencial