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We make it way too easy for those who steal identities
From: security curmudgeon <jericho () attrition org>
Date: Mon, 21 Apr 2008 08:59:04 +0000 (UTC)
---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: InfoSec News <alerts () infosecnews org> http://www.fresnobee.com/columnists/boren/story/538680.html By Jim Boren The Fresno Bee 04/20/08 No wonder identity theft is the fastest-growing crime. Our common sense hasn't caught up with our technology. We let anyone have our Social Security and driver's license numbers. We might as well leave our wallets on a store counter and walk away. A thief with a computer can quickly empty our bank accounts. The bad guys consider our personal information better than cash. They can only spend cash once, but with our personal information, they can create false identities to open credit card and checking accounts. The next thing you know, they're buying boats in your name and you don't know it until the repo guy is at your door looking for the Chris Craft Corsair 36. I once interviewed a Sherman Oaks woman who didn't know her identity had been stolen until she was called by a collection agency demanding money on an unpaid cell phone bill. In a panic, she got a copy of her credit report and found out that more than than $300,000 in fraudulent charges had been made in her name. [..] _______________________________________________ Dataloss Mailing List (dataloss () attrition org) http://attrition.org/dataloss Tenable Network Security offers data leakage and compliance monitoring solutions for large and small networks. Scan your network and monitor your traffic to find the data needing protection before it leaks out! http://www.tenablesecurity.com/products/compliance.shtml
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