Hacked PayPal accounts have been increasing in value since the start of the pandemic. Interestingly, the same period has seen a considerable drop in the value of hacked credit cards.<\/p>\n
According to the research data analyzed and published by Wette.de<\/a>, the value of compromised PayPal accounts is about 9.2 cents per dollar in September 2021. A mere eight months prior, the average value stood at 3.13 cents for every dollar in the account. That equates to an increase of 293% over a span of just eight months.<\/p>\n Hacked PayPal accounts were worth an average of $196.50 across the multiple marketplaces that the analysis covered. These accounts held an average account balance of $2,133.61<\/p>\n