FTC Releases Alert on Identity Theft

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FTC Releases Alert on Identity Theft [ 
https://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/current-activity/2017/05/25/FTC-Releases-Alert-Identity-Theft ] 05/25/2017 05:20 PM EDT 
Original release date: May 25, 2017

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has released an alert about how quickly criminals begin using your personal 
information once it is posted to a hacker site by an identity thief. FTC researchers found that it can take as few as 9 
minutes for crooks to access stolen personal information posted to hacker sites. To prevent identity theft, a user 
should follow password security best practices, such as multi-factor authentication, which requires a user to 
simultaneously present multiple pieces of information to verify their identity.

US-CERT encourages users to refer to the FTC alert [ 
https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/blog/how-fast-will-identity-thieves-use-stolen-info ] and the US-CERT Tips on Preventing 
and Responding to Identity Theft [ https://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/tips/ST05-019 ], Choosing and Protecting Passwords [ 
https://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/tips/ST04-002 ], and Supplementing Passwords [ https://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/tips/ST05-012 
] for more information.

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