Your personal details could be on sale for less than a dollar

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New types of data have gone on sale in the past decade, including personal medical records, PayPal accounts and selfies with personal ID documents

Personal data is up for sale on the Dark Web for as little as 50 cents, according to a new study by researchers from Kaspersky. Kaspersky conducted the study to gain a better understanding of ho...

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