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Identity theft: An overview of the problem

   

Added on  2021-06-17

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Consequences of Identity Theft

INTRODUCTION•Virus threat and malware are involved with the computing system (Scully 2014). •The hackers basically brings down the websites, commit fraud, or steal data from other’s systems. •This is known as cybercrime.•The practice that deals with the protection and prevention of cybercrime is known as cyber-security.

TYPES OF FRAUD THAT ARE INVOLVED IN CYBER SECURITY•Identity Theft – Theft of personal details•Fraudulent Emails – Theft by fraud emails (Lee et al. 2017)•Phishing – Theft by intruders by attaching fraud websites

IDENTITY THEFT•The information or data that are usually taken from the victims basically are used to credit, service, and merchandise them on behalf of victim (Kahn and Liñares-Zegarra 2016).

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