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ClearScore will launch a free new product called Protect https://www.clearscore.com/au/protect to combat the data breach crisis.
ClearScore expects 50% of Australians will have some of their private usernames and passwords breached and available to criminals on the dark web.
Protect launch coincides with the government initiative Scams Awareness Week 2021.
According to the Australian Institute of Criminology, 1 in 4 Australians will experience identity theft in their lifetime.
Protect will empower ClearScore with free dark web monitoring, for all our users, for free and provide security tips to help them protect themselves from identity theft.
ClearScore is excited to announce the launch of Protect, a free feature that provides its Australian users with the best protection against identity theft.
The launch follows ClearScore’s recent announcement of reaching 500,000 Australian users, an impressive milestone when considering their entrance into the market at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic last year.
ClearScore has teamed up with cyber security experts who monitor the dark web for criminal activity and search for stolen data such as usernames and passwords. They are collecting more and more information every day – currently, their secure database has over 41 billion data points in it.
If Protect does find a match to a customer’s account, ClearScore will then send an email to alert them alongside security tips and recommended products. Consumers will also...
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