Article 669MT Is it worth taking out personal cyber insurance in case you are caught up in a data hack?

Is it worth taking out personal cyber insurance in case you are caught up in a data hack?

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Josh Taylor
from Technology | The Guardian on (#669MT)

Experts say investing in identity theft protection may provide peace of mind, but won't help recover lost information

The recent Optus and Medibank data breaches in which thousands of Australians had their personal information stolen have heightened public consciousness of the threat of identity fraud.

Information including names, dates of birth, addresses, phone numbers, passport and Medicare numbers, and even healthcare claims have been posted online in the past few months as a result of the high profile breaches.

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