One of the biggest fears today is the theft of information through the Internet, which not only steals credit card numbers or carries out bank thefts, but now clone identities, a new crime that adds to the list that users of information technologies must face. Identity theft is a modality that affects society in general and many times the injured individual is not related to technology, he is simply a user of the system or an ordinary citizen.The most well-known virtual attacks are leaking into large banking networks, causing thousands of people and companies to lose their savings or funds respectively.
To give an example, two cases will be presented, where computer security has been violated, leaving as a balance a great damage in the real life of individuals.
A New York bank lost data that put 4.5 million people at risk, which is not unusual because financial institutions and other companies send unencrypted backup tapes across common providers and in some cases by mail.
According to the privacy rights organization, more than 216 million private records were stolen in the United States alone in the period 2005-2007. IT security events of the ordinary type, which can affect employees of a certain organization are totally opposite in their magnitude to the exposed data of consumers, which can impact and affect millions of individuals throughout the world.
As well as the case of the bank, also in the United States there was an identity theft of Paul E. Jones who had his identity document and social security number cloned and who obtained them created a false employment document. Additionally, three issues of false documents were presented to three different people and with these the criminals obtained credit cards. dito and others.
It is surprising how much criminals have to make their own and the most dangerous thing is that it is not known what crimes will be committed with identity cloning.
In accordance with what is said in the Protection Guide of the FTC Organization, there are different ways of stealing both physical and virtual information, so individuals should keep in mind that criminals look in the garbage for invoices or other papers that contain personal information, they steal debit or credit card keys through a special data storage device when processing the card and also through emails and web pages. They also divert your correspondence by completing a "change of address" form and steal wallets, purses and correspondence, including bank and credit statements, pre-approved credit offers, checks or tax information.
