of users is lost‚ causing users to lose not only personal information but also can result in financial theft. The ethical argument of Facebook hacking was debated‚ where Facebook hacking could be considered ethical because hacking would show the company the weaknesses of Facebook security‚ but can also be argued as unethical and illegal because it infringes on the Identity Theft and Assumption Deterrence Act. With many vulnerabilities in Facebook security‚ users use anti-virus and
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in which millions of teenagers and young adults exchange their interests‚ their personal information‚ photos and videos‚ and instant messaging. However; it seems that social networking sites could bring about many disadvantages; wasting time‚ identity theft‚ and reducing face-to-face interaction‚ I believe their benefits; encouraging creative behavior‚ having privacy setting‚ and improving worldwide interaction can outweigh those disadvantages‚ undoubtedly. First of all‚ many think that social networking
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data? The theft of the records was caused by installing malware on the orgaznization’s point of sales systems. These systems were used via third party vendors and had various security issues. This was the reason the hackers were able to break into their systems. The file that contained all the records started taking rounds in the market and was being sold in black. These records were then used to steal money from customer’s accounts. There were several fake cards made and identity theft took place
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responsible for protecting Personally Identifiable Information. What does Personally Identifiable Information consist of and what is its definition? The U.S. Department of Labor states (2012)‚ “Any representation of information that permits the identity of an individual to whom the information applies to be reasonably inferred by either direct or indirect means. Further‚ Personally Identifiable Information is defined as information: that directly identifies an individual such as name‚ address‚ social
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University of Phoenix Material Credit Protection and Identity Theft Directions Refer to: Building a Better Credit Report on the Federal Trade Commission’s site: www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/consumer/credit/cre03.shtm Identity Theft resource center on the Federal Trade Commission’s site: www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/microsites/idtheft/consumers/deter.html. Provide answers to three of the following questions based on your readings and your personal experiences. Answers should be 100-to
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According to the Federal Bureau of Investigating (FBI)‚ identity theft is the fastest growing crime in the united states. In 2012‚ statistics show a person in the United States falls victim to identity theft every 8.7 seconds. Identity Theft is the illegal use of someone else’s personal identifying information (such as a Social Security number) in order to get money or credit (merrium-webster.com). Identity theft has drastically increased due to the technological advances of the internet and
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in 2011‚ 67% of investigated reports had corrective actions taken. (Department of Health & Human Services) A majority of those included theft or loss of a laptop. (Center for Democracy & Technology‚ 2011) Just this year‚ there have been 16 breaches in the medical/Healthcare sector alone with an estimated 124‚680 patient records exposed. (Identity Theft Resource Center‚ 2013) The largest facility exposed approximately 57‚000 patient records. In in 2008‚ Providence Health and Services was fined
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financial‚ social‚ cultural‚ political losses and putting their integrity and security at stake. Cyber-crime can be seen in various forms like copyright infringement‚ juvenile crime‚ dealings of drug trafficking‚ human or child trafficking‚ identity theft‚ frauds‚ cyber stalking‚ information warfare or even cyber-warfare. Cyber terrorism in general‚ can be defined as an act of terrorism committed through the use of cyberspace or computer resources. Cyber warfare is basically referred to activity
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threats is Identity Theft‚ Identity Theft is when somebody steals your personal information and sometimes your financial information‚ in this case‚ the person who stole your financial information may make transactions using your name. Financial Identity Theft is the most common form of Identity Theft and in America‚ there is more reported Identity Thefts than there is traffic accidents. "We get more reports of identity theft every day than traffic accidents." (Financial Identity Theft)‚ up to 9 million
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Basic data accessed | * Private info such as telephone numbers and addresses of customers was taken | Accessed credit reports | * Personal info on credit cards were taken | Identity theft | * ChoicePoint customers had their identity’s compromised and ultimately stolen * The compromise of their identity means that they criminals could use their names and info for other purposes * ChoicePoint was effected by the Class-action lawsuit as a result * Were being investigated by the U.S
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