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Id Theft & PhishingBy: Audie, Fae, Jeff, and Julia
ID Theft
• Occurs when an unauthorized party uses your personal information to commit fraud.
Id Theft• 10 million cases• 1 in 20 adults• Fastest Growing
Crime• Victims are often
Arrested
Id Theft (How it Occurs)• Phishing• Old Mail• Dumpster Diving• Hacking• Online Transactions• Lost/Stolen
Purse/Wallet
Preventatives• Credit Protection Service• Run Credit Annually (all 3 agencies)• Shred Old Mail• Keep Mailing Address Up-to-Date• Never Carry Social Security Card• Never Give out Personal Information• Don’t Carry What You Don’t Need
If You Become A Victim• 175 hours, $800• Police Report• Obtain Credit Reports• FTC Report• Get Credit Protection Service• Keep Detailed Notes of Conversations• Make a list of Names and Numbers• Copies of Everything
Phishing
• attempting to acquire sensitive information such as usernames, passwords and credit card information through an electronic communication.
Phishing• AOHell (1996)• Transition to Financial
Institutions (2001)• Social Networking Sites (2006)• Further Development (Present)
Spear Phishing
Targeted versions of phishing
Phishers are able to determine which banks potential victims use, and target bogus e-mails
accordingly.
WhalingSpear Phishing high profile
targets
Phishing directed specifically at senior level executives,
wealthy individuals
More ResourcesID Theft http://www.ftc.gov
Phishing http://www.antiphishing.org/
http://www.onguardonline.gov/topics/phishing.aspx