Your Social Security number sells for $1 on the dark web. Here’s the full price list for your identity and how to make it worthless to crooks.
A new dark web price index shows crooks buy your Social Security number for less than a cup of coffee. Your medical record costs more. Here’s the menu and how to get off it.
🤯 WOW! Your Social Security number sells for as little as $1 on the dark web. Most of your identity, from your name and address to your birthday, goes for $20 to $100. Your medical record? Up to $310. Crooks don’t need to hack you anymore. They just shop.
The Short Version: Your data is cheap because it’s everywhere. Lock it down so it’s useless, and find out the moment it shows up for sale. Steps below.
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October 17, 2026
You guard your Social Security number like the crown jewels. You shred the mail. You hesitate when the doctor’s office asks for it.
On the dark web, it’s in the bargain bin. Nice, right?
Security firm SOCRadar tracks what crooks pay for stolen data in hidden online markets. Its 2026 Dark Web Price Index reads like a menu, and you’re on it.
💀 The going rate for you
- Your Social Security number: $1 to $6
- Your email, phone and home address: $1 to $4
- A U.S. credit card with the security code: $5 to $50
- A scan of your driver’s license: $30 to $60
- An identity kit (your name, address, birthday and SSN): $20 to $100
- A bank login: $200 to $500, and $1,000 or more if the balance is fat
- Your complete medical record: up to $310
Why is your SSN so cheap? Supply and demand. Years of data breaches flooded the market. Last month, I told you about one company that leaked 153 million driver’s licenses.
And why does a medical record cost so much more?
You can cancel a credit card in five minutes. You can’t cancel your medical history. Crooks use it to bill insurance, score prescriptions and get treatment in your name.
Crooks don’t need to hack you anymore. They shop for you, in bulk, for less than a fancy coffee.
🔒 Make your identity worthless to them
Your info is probably already out there. So the goal isn’t keeping it secret. It’s making sure nobody can use it.
- Freeze your credit at Equifax, Experian, TransUnion and Innovis. It’s free, and it blocks new accounts in your name.
- Get an identity protection PIN from the IRS, so nobody files a tax return as you.
- Push back at the doctor’s office. Ask if they really need your SSN. Often, they don’t.
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Freezes lock the front door. Coveron tells you when someone’s casing the house.
It scans the dark web 24/7 for your Social Security number, email and phone number. The second something turns up, you get an alert with step-by-step instructions on what to do next. No guessing, no panic-googling at 2 a.m.
It goes further.
Coveron warns you if malware hits your device and if your name gets tied to a criminal record you had nothing to do with. (Try explaining that one at your next job interview.)
The sooner you know you’re on the menu, the faster you can shut the kitchen down.
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📩 Send this to someone who still thinks shredding the mail keeps their identity safe.
