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usiness. Hackers can cheaply rent out zombie networks, or botnets, to steal,warehouse, and resell data. While simple malware runs about $1,500, profits from asuccessful data breach can run over four hundred million dollars.According to Krebs on Security, “[t]here isn’t exactly a central exchange for hackedaccounts in the cybercrime underground, but recent price lists posted by severalmiscreants who traffic in non-financial compromised accounts offer some insights.” 16For example, one underground seller offers customer iTunes accounts for $8.00, andFedex.com, Continental.com and United.com accounts for $6.00. 17Active accounts atFacebook and Twitter retail for just $2.50 a piece. 18According to research by Juniper Networks, personal data such as name, date of birth,address, and social security number can run between $20-$40 per person. 19Somecyber criminals peddle bank account information for less than $200 per person. Thevalue of stolen credit card information varies widely, with some security research groupsfinding a stolen credit card number may run as low as 50 cents or as high as $50, andothers finding that depending on the freshness of the breach and the card limits, a16Krebs on Security, The Value of a Hacked Email Account (June 10, 2013),http://krebsonsecurity.com/2013/06/the-value-of-a-hacked-email-account/ (last visited Jan. 13, 2015).17 Id.18 Id.19 Margaret Utterback, High value of personal data attracts more sophisticated hackers, Safe & SoundBlog (Oct. 27, 2014), http://safeandsound.quarles.com/2014/10/high-value-of-personal-data-attractsmore-sophisticated-hackers/(last visited Jan. 13, 2015).March 6, 2015 11 © 3-6-2015 ALFA International Business Litigation P.G.