It’s Good to Know: The Going Rate for Your Personal Information

Identity thieves trafficking in personal financial data from bank accounts and credit cards are having to work harder for their money these days. Due to the tremendous amount of “secure” information that’s now on the market, they can get only a tenth of what they used to get for something like a credit card number with its PIN. So they’ve turned to “premium” information that commands higher prices, including patient healthcare and insurance information, personnel files, and corporate credit card numbers.

(Source: Reuters)

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