Id Theft Literature Review
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Vinod K Kumar, MS080 055
Identity thef is the faste growing white-collar crime. ft est r Identity thef and identi fraud are terms used to refer ft ity to all types of crime in w which someo wrongfu one ully obtains and uses anothe person‘s p d er personal dat in ta some way th involves f hat fraud or dec ception, typi ically for economic ga In this r gain. review I have presented some of the cases if identity thef and tried t classify th f ft to hem according to their purpose and the harms cause o ed because of i it. 01-Oct-11
IISER Mohali
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Introduction:.............................................................................................................................................. 2 Types of Identity Theft ............................................................................................................................. 2 Did privacy cause identity theft? – Lynn Lopucki ................................................................................ 3 An Evaluation of Identity-Sharing Behavior in Social Network Communities –Stutzman .................. 3 Human Identification Theory and the Identity Theft Problem - Lynn Lopucki.................................... 4 Case study : Identity theft used in Financial scams .............................................................................. 5 Cyber Security- Identity Theft Protection in the High Tech World : Allen Cummings ....................... 6
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Identity Theft Introduction
Introduction: Identity theft is the act of using someone else’s personal information, or their actual identity for personal gain. . Identity theft is defined as any unauthorized usage of another's personal information with a fraudulent intention1. Frighteningly it happens without you even knowing it and once you have become aware of it, in most cases the damage has already been
Vinod K Kumar, MS080 055
Identity thef is the faste growing white-collar crime. ft est r Identity thef and identi fraud are terms used to refer ft ity to all types of crime in w which someo wrongfu one ully obtains and uses anothe person‘s p d er personal dat in ta some way th involves f hat fraud or dec ception, typi ically for economic ga In this r gain. review I have presented some of the cases if identity thef and tried t classify th f ft to hem according to their purpose and the harms cause o ed because of i it. 01-Oct-11
IISER Mohali
Table of Contents
Introduction:.............................................................................................................................................. 2 Types of Identity Theft ............................................................................................................................. 2 Did privacy cause identity theft? – Lynn Lopucki ................................................................................ 3 An Evaluation of Identity-Sharing Behavior in Social Network Communities –Stutzman .................. 3 Human Identification Theory and the Identity Theft Problem - Lynn Lopucki.................................... 4 Case study : Identity theft used in Financial scams .............................................................................. 5 Cyber Security- Identity Theft Protection in the High Tech World : Allen Cummings ....................... 6
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Identity Theft Introduction
Introduction: Identity theft is the act of using someone else’s personal information, or their actual identity for personal gain. . Identity theft is defined as any unauthorized usage of another's personal information with a fraudulent intention1. Frighteningly it happens without you even knowing it and once you have become aware of it, in most cases the damage has already been
References: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. IDENTITY THEFT and IDENTITY FRAUD , Saul S. Le Vine Arthur M. Magaldi, Journal of Business and Behavioral Sciences Volume 21, No. 1, Fall 2009 (Felson 1998; Felson and Clarke 1998) Did privacy cause identity theft? – Lynn Lopucki An Evaluation of Identity-Sharing Behavior in Social Network Communities – Stutzman Human Identification Theory and the Identity Theft Problem - Lynn Lopucki Case study: Identity theft used in Financial scams Cyber Security- Identity Theft Protection in the High Tech World : Allen Cummings ii IISER Mohali Page 8