Identity Theft
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چکیده
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 personal information they can get including social security numbers, bank account or credit card numbers, mother’s maiden name, drivers license numbers, financial account numbers and pins, and online account names and passwords[7], [17]. These criminals use many different methods to attack unsuspecting people, gaining information that they then use to pretend to be those people. In this paper we explain some of the methods used by ID thieves. We will focus on Phishing, a web-based social engineering method of extracting personal information for the purpose of assuming the identity of the unsuspecting. The government has stepped up legislation to help prosecute those caught engaging in identity theft, but we must do more through education and personal protection[17], [7], [4]. II. GOALS AND MOTIVATION
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