Re: Cyber-criminals steal identity of one of the world's top security chiefs using Facebook

[Nick FitzGerald <nick () virus-l demon co uk>]

Valdis wrote:

> Was it a case of him having a Facebook ID and they hacked it, or that he didn't have
> one and they created one in his name?

I had the same initial response based on a brief synopsis of the story.

As I read further though i decided it was the latter.

Fraudulent impersonation, but not quite identity _theft_ as they didn't 
"steal" ("usurp", etc) an _actual_ identity _of his_...



Regards,

Nick FitzGerald


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