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6 ways to protect your passport and other travel docs from cybercriminals - before it's too late
Electronic copies of travel documents are hot commodities on the dark web. Here's how to safeguard yours.
Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNETYou may think that your physical passport, boarding passes, and ID cards are protected from theft as long as you keep them safe and secure. Based on a joint project between NordVPN and international eSIM provider Saily, the report uncovered the following ways that your passport and other travel documents can end up for sale on the dark web. In the report, NordVPN cited a trick called Google dorking in which criminals use advanced search queries to track down exposed files.
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