Social Media Security: Identity Theft Prevention
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Identity Theft
On February 7, 2005, the Federal Trade Commission reported that at least 10 million Americans are affected by identity (ID) theft each year[7]. The US Department of Justice defines identity theft as ”all types of crime in which someone wrongfully obtains and uses another person’s personal data in some way that involves fraud or deception, typically for economic gain[17].” ID thieves target any ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Innovative Science and Research Technology
سال: 2020
ISSN: 2456-2165
DOI: 10.38124/ijisrt20aug762