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Cybercriminals have no problems keeping up with digitization.According to the VPN provider and security service provider Nord VPN, culprit is increasingly devoting themselves to the data theft of travel documents of all kinds. Stolen identities are a bomb business for criminals. The price depends on supply and demand.This means that the costs for scanned travel documents, passport photos, driver's licenses and residence permits are based on quality and especially the value of the state that has issued it.The prices fluctuate considerably;They are between 10 and 1600 euros.Airlines with many miles can also bring up to 600 euros.However, EU passes that achieve up to 5,500 euros and automatically open the doors to 27 EU countries are the most expensive.So the German passport is particularly popular. It is so easy to legitimize yourself with false identity One reason why personal ID documents and passports are so popular is due to the avarice of many online platforms.Because they save the high security costs when examining the identity of customers and thus facilitate crooks.A scanned passport or ID card plus a selfie is often sufficient to legitimize yourself when transaction on websites.It does not matter whether it is a booking of flight and hotel or a visa application-travelers now provide highly sensitive data via the Internet, and the use of cyber thieves.They edit stolen documents with deep pake technologies to copy the victim's face.Thanks to this combination of stolen data and AI-based imitation, you can open false accounts and take advantage of any kind of service, rent apartments, book travel-and all in the name of another person. We need your consent to display the video from Glomex Here with your consent an external content that complements the editorial text can be displayed.By activating the content via "Accept and Show", Glomex GmbH can save or retrieve information on your device and collect and process your personal data, also in states outside the EU with lower data protection level, in which you expressly consent to.The consent applies to your current page visit, but can already be withdrawn from you via the slider.Data protection information Data is used with Trojans and viruses The most popular way to pick up the data of strangers remains to attack laptops, smartphones or tablets with malware (trojan, viruses, worms).The malware is looking for sensitive files stored on the device or synchronized with cloud services, for example the email mailbox or travel folder.A stored copy of the passport or visa ends up directly at the hacker. Fake websites of travel providers, airlines and for visa applications are also part of the repertoire of data thieves.Especially with phishing, customers are directed to fraudulent websites, on which they then unsuspectingly enter their personal data.The websites of providers, check-in pages or portals for electronic travel permits or visa application pages can hardly be distinguished from the real ones.Especially in stressful situations, for example in the event of delay or even deletion of a flight, most simply look for their airline online to get help.Nobody pays attention to the correct web address in the hustle and bustle.For example, cyber thieves spectacularly exploited this at Lufthansa last year, so that the airline had to warn of fake LH sites on its own websites. Secure the cloud access with passwords Another weak point is unsecured cloud links.As practical as it is to be able to access passport, visa and other personal documents from anywhere in the world, users should definitely secure their cloud access with safe passwords, preferably with a two-way authentication.In addition, everything should be encrypted.Cloud access with public freestyle rights so that it can be controlled by several users always offers a potential gateway.Cybercriminals can now find almost every security gap thanks to refined and expanded search queries (Google Dorking). Last but not least, despite all the sophisticated cyber cloak methods of analog theft, it was far from being fashionable.Stolen passports and ID cards also land on Darkweb marketplaces.And - watch out - even a thrown on board can contain enough information that a crook can abuse.