Hacking Software available at eBay
ComputerWorld - Programs covering the full range of hacking software, from Trojans to keyloggers to step-by-step tutorials on how to effectively hack Web sites and personal information, are now available on eBay Inc.’s online auction site, raising the concerns of one security company.
“It’s a simple matter of searching for it now” said Magida Ezzat, marketing communications manager at PC Tools.
“It’s also very, very cheap — it’s possible to even get it for free.” Although the programs are readily available on the Internet outside of eBay, the concern is that, since eBay is accessed by the general public, new audiences could become aware of how easy it is to get hacking tools. “People don’t need to be highly technical to access and use hacking software,” Ezzat said.
Although awareness of how to obtain and use hacking software is on the rise, policing and preventing the sale of the software remains difficult.
“For a Web site as large as eBay, policing is a near impossible task,” Ezzat said. Nonetheless, security-focused Web sites such as eBay are aware of the problem. “Hacking software that was available yesterday has been taken off the auctions today,” Ezzat said.
The good news is that hacking software auctions aren’t very popular at this stage. A search of the eBay Web site reveals that very few auctions featuring hacking software have any bids.