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Identity Theft/Cyber Liability Insurance
According to to the National Fire Protection Agency U S fire fire departments responded to to to an an average of 355 400 home structure fires per year between 2012 and 2016 In In In In 2017 773 139 vehicles were stolen says
the the the Insurance
Information Institute Based on on on on the the the frequency of these occurrences it’s no wonder forward thinking consumers choose to to invest in in in in insurance to offset the the potential cost o of these risks But what about Cyber Crime?
An early study of of cyber cyber crime conducted by the the University of of Maryland showed that that a a a a a a a a a a a a cyber cyber attack occurs every 39 seconds and and the the the security firm McAfee found found that that that the the the average number of records lost to hacking in in in 2017 2017 was 780 000 per day Javelin Strategy & Research found found that that there were 15 4 million victims of identity fraud in in 2017 2017 alone and the the cost to
