Identity theft is quite often a topic that is frequently overlooked, however, it was one of the most prevalent crimes in America today. Its kind of a gut wrenching thought really, Some person out there million miles away is pretending to be you all because of the information you posted on your Facebook or Twitter accounts. Its very surprising that all "phishers" really need any more are your full name and birth date to get there foot in the door for a plethora of potential criminal activities. this article said it best saying, "Ninety-five percent of Facebook profiles have atlas one application that can be used for malicious criminal activity." Is it only a matter of time before a situation similar those in this article make headline news?
Wednesday, August 26, 2015
Chance Bila- Module 1- Article #2-How Social Media Networks Facilitate Identity Theft and Fraud
https://www.eonetwork.org/octane-magazine/special-features/social-media-networks-facilitate-identity-theft-fraud
Identity theft is quite often a topic that is frequently overlooked, however, it was one of the most prevalent crimes in America today. Its kind of a gut wrenching thought really, Some person out there million miles away is pretending to be you all because of the information you posted on your Facebook or Twitter accounts. Its very surprising that all "phishers" really need any more are your full name and birth date to get there foot in the door for a plethora of potential criminal activities. this article said it best saying, "Ninety-five percent of Facebook profiles have atlas one application that can be used for malicious criminal activity." Is it only a matter of time before a situation similar those in this article make headline news?
Identity theft is quite often a topic that is frequently overlooked, however, it was one of the most prevalent crimes in America today. Its kind of a gut wrenching thought really, Some person out there million miles away is pretending to be you all because of the information you posted on your Facebook or Twitter accounts. Its very surprising that all "phishers" really need any more are your full name and birth date to get there foot in the door for a plethora of potential criminal activities. this article said it best saying, "Ninety-five percent of Facebook profiles have atlas one application that can be used for malicious criminal activity." Is it only a matter of time before a situation similar those in this article make headline news?
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Reading this article makes me want to go out and delete my Facebook account immediately. Even though I have privacy click on my account it still seems to be fairly easy for people to get my basic information. I have my date of birth, hometown, where I work, high school and college information, along with my family and pet names. It’s amazing that my identity has not been hacked. When I travel I am very careful about not stating when I am leaving or coming home, but I also know we posted pictures during our vacation to keep friends and family updated about where we were (which told the crooks that we weren’t home).
ReplyDeleteDo you think it is my responsibility to better safeguard my information or do the social media websites need to do a better job of protecting my information and not asking so many detailed personal questions about myself? I try not to list too much about my personal life but I had no idea that even listing my pet names is discouraged. I hate the thought that I could be so paranoid that I would question everything asked of me because I believe someone was taking advantage or stealing my data.
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