In follow up to my identity theft article a few months ago, I thought you may find this interesting. Here are the going rates on the open market for personal information.

Billing Data: $78-$294
- Account number, address, SSN, home address, birth date

Birth Certificate: $147

Credit Card Number with PIN: $490

Credit Card Number with security code: $6-$24

Driver's License: $147

Paypal account login and password: $6

Social Security Card: $98

Trojan Program: $980-$4,900
- To steal online account information

Source: Trend Micro

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