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(Photo : Pixabay/Tumisu ) Netflix scam and phishing
The US Feds arrested two Oregon men who were accused of stealing and reselling customer s credentials from Netflix and other streaming services. The US Attorney s office announced that the men have now been indicted on fraud charges.
Men Steals Streaming Service Credentials
According to the indictment, Evan McMahon and Samuel Joyner stole and sold more than 200,000 user account credentials from popular streaming services including Netflix, Spotify Premium, and HBO Max. This was a part of the online service operation named AccountBot.
Users of the AccountBot side paid a subscription fee to get the credentials of other users who paid for the streaming services, according to The Verge.
Feds break up alleged streaming password theft scheme
Authorities said the site had more than 200k stolen credentials from Netflix and other services
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An Oregon man who authorities say stole and resold customers’ credentials for Netflix and other streaming services has been indicted on fraud charges, the US Attorney’s office announced.
According to the indictment, Samuel Joyner and Evan McMahon stole and sold more than 200,000 customer account credentials for streaming services including Netflix, HBO Max, and Spotify Premium as part of the operation of an online service called AccountBot. Users of the site paid a subscription fee to obtain others’ credentials for paid streaming services at a lower rate than the services charged.
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