Instagram "Likes" Worth More Than Stolen Credit Cards

Posted by samzenpus on Monday August 19, 2013 @03:01AM from the with-a-little-help-from-my-bots dept.

Barence writes "In the world of online fraud, a fake fan on Instagram can be worth five times more than a stolen credit card number. In a sign of the growing value of social network 'likes', the Zeus virus has been modified to create bogus Instagram 'likes' that can be used to generate buzz for a company or individual, according to cyber experts at RSA, the security division of EMC. These fake 'likes' are sold in batches of 1,000 on hacker forums, where cybercriminals also flog credit card numbers and other information stolen from PCs. According to RSA, 1,000 Instagram 'followers' can be bought for $15 and 1,000 Instagram 'likes' go for $30, whereas 1,000 credit card numbers cost as little as $6."

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Goodbye full time employment by Anonymous Coward · 2013-08-19 03:07 · Score: -1, Troll

http://www.policymic.com/articles/59981/obamacare-strikes-and-forever-21-cuts-employees-hours
"Popular clothing company Forever 21 is the first of what might be many companies to limit its non-management workers’ hours to 29.5 a week, just below the 30-hour minimum that the ACA deems full-time work."
Hey shitbirds!!!
Look what you have done! You support Obama and the socialists and wanted Obamacare, you got it!
No more full time slave 40 weeks for you or anybody!
Stupid evil capitalists, wanting actual value from their employees and making decisions based on economic factors rather than just doing "good".
No more of that! The state shall see to your welfare you shitbirds, now get back to your part time jobs!