Security News > 2020 > April > Bad news: So much of your personal data has been hacked that lesson manuals on how to use it are the latest hot property

The Terbium team reckons that these guides, which help newbie crooks through the process of things like setting up bank fronts, crafting phishing emails and stealing money out of victim accounts, make up just under half of all data transactions on the store.

"What they have in common is detailed information on how to export an organization's current policies," Terbium Labs said of the guides.

"We routinely see stolen data for sale on these markets for surprisingly low prices, considering how expensive the consequences of stolen data can be to an organization," said Terbium chief strategy officer Tyler Carbone.

Despite not expecting many of the schemes in the guides to actually work, would-be hackers are so desperate for material that they buy up the how-to manuals in droves.

Interestingly, what Terbium advises its customers to do is learn about what is in these guides and guides and take countermeasures.

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