"Google Research: Most Hacker-For-Hire Services Are Frauds"

According to new research conducted by Google and academics at the University of California, San Diego, most hacker-for-hire services offered online are fraudulent and unsuccessful. The research conducted behind this discovery involved engaging with 27 account hacking service providers and setting up honey pot Gmail accounts. Out of the 27 hacking services, only five executed attacks against the honey pot Gmail accounts. These attacks were performed using social engineering tactics. This article continues to discuss the study in relation to how it was conducted by researchers, along with key observations pertaining to hacking services' techniques, pricing, and responses to inquiries. 

ZDNet reports "Google Research: Most Hacker-For-Hire Services Are Frauds"