Inflation isn’t just hitting households. It’s also affecting scammers with the price of stolen documents like passports and driver’s licences skyrocketing on the dark web. Subscribe: http://ab.co/1svxLVE
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According to a report from accounting firm BDO, the average cost of buying a fake or stolen passport on the dark web in the December quarter is $2,372 (up from $1,399 in the September quarter), while a driver’s licence is $844 (up from $465).
But it’s a competitive market and in some cases prices have dropped.
The average cost to hack into someone’s email is just $262 (down from $668), according to BDO.
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