identity theft

Account verification – Process of verifying ownership of a website account

capgras delusion – Psychiatric disorder involving belief that a close individual has been replaced by an identical imposter

Cybercrime, also known as Hacking – Term for an online crime

Internet security – Branch of computer security specifically related to Internet, often involving browser security and the World Wide Web

Spamming – Unsolicited electronic messages, especially advertisements

Types of fraud and theft

Carding (fraud) – Crime involving the trafficking of credit card data

ghosting (identity theft)

Identity document forgery – fake IDs and their production

Organizations

Civil Identity Program of the Americas

U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation – Governmental agency belonging to the United States Department of Justice

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement – American federal law enforcement agency

United States Postal Inspection Service – Federal law enforcement agency

United States Secret Service – U.S. federal law enforcement agency

Laws

201 CMR 17.00 (Massachusetts personal information protection law)

Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act

Fair Credit Billing Act

Fair Credit Reporting Act

Notable identity thieves and cases

2017 Equifax security breach – American multinational consumer credit reporting agency

2007 UK child benefit data misplacement

Frank Abagnale – American security consultant and fraudster

Albert Gonzalez – American computer hacker and criminal

Yuri Kondratyuk

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