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Your entire ID is worth £820 to crooks on dark web black market

Robert Carnegie Silver badge

Doubtful

Not everyone's details are equally hacked and equally available at that price. I would suppose that for instance Theresa May's or David Beckham's identity is more difficult to get hold of - although maybe you'll tell me that they've been hacked already. Or that I am about to be - an expensive for you, more so for me, way to make a point though. Still, I think the prices stated are for ordinary people with a reasonably good reputation whose credentials happen to be available to be abused. Most people's aren't.

Also, pick good random-letter passwords, and don't ever open disreputable web sites. Yes, I'm writing this on The Register :-)

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