Identity Spoofing

Identity theft is the stealing and use of someone’s personal information and is one of the fastest growing crimes in the nation (Dole, 2005). According to Federal Trade Commission estimates, identity thieves victimize approximately 10 million Americans every year at a cost of an astonishing $50 billion (2005). Identity theft has been going on for years now and is easily done with the help of today’s technology. According to the Federal Trade Commission, there are six common ways that identity thieves get a hold of personal information. The varieties of methods that are used are dumpster diving, skimming, phishing, changing the victim’s address, stealing, and pretexting (Federal Trade Commission). Once someone’s identity is stolen,

True name, identity theft means that the thief uses personal information to open new accounts. The thief may open a new credit card account, or even establish a cellular phone service in your name. Account takeover, identity theft means the imposter uses personal information to gain access to the person’s assisting accounts. The thief will change the address on the account and run up a huge bill before the persons whose identity has been stolen realizes there is even a problem. Consequently, the internet has made it easy for a person’s identity to be stolen because the transaction can be made without asking any personal information. Retrieving personal paperwork and discarded mail from trash dumpsters (dumpster diving) is one of the easiest ways for an identity thief to get information. Another popular method to get information is shoulder surfing-the identity thief simply stands next to someone at a public office, such as the Bureau of Motor Vehicles, and watches as the person fills out personal information on a form.

There is a thief that lurks around us everyday; this thief can attack in brad day light or in the darkest hour, and just about anywhere you may find yourself. This thief has the power to act in your name, make unlimited purchases, open up credit accounts and ruin your good name and credit all in the matter of seconds; if you are vulnerable enough, you might become his next victim. In many cases all he needs is your name and a social security number, and he has enough information to make you his next victim; if you don’t believe me then ask the millions of Americans that became victim’s, or just ask me. The thief that I am talking about is identity theft. Identity theft is a

1. Case Study:  “Don’t Let Crooks Steal Your Identity: How to Protect Yourself-and Your Credit Rating” (p. 225)

“The Imposter” made in 2012, is a film tale that follows the chronicles of Frederic Bourdin, a con artist, who managed to trick an unsuspecting family into believing he was a long lost relative. Bart Layton directed this documentary and uses unconventional techniques to unravel this complicated, unbelievable story.

Identity theft is a type of fraud that involves using someone else's identity to steal money or gain other benefits. as of yet,

Identity theft is when someone, without the consent of the owner, dishonestly uses, or intends to fraudulently use another individual’s personal identity. Personal identifying information can consist of an individual’s name, date of birth, driver’s license number, mother’s maiden name, state identification number, telephone number and other personal information that

The legal drinking age in the state of Colorado is 21-years-old. Like many who are underage, you may have used a fake ID in order to obtain alcoholic beverages. Although this may seem like just another situation of kids being kids, being caught using falsified identification may be considered a serious offense. At Roselle & Breitigam, P.C., we are often asked how a phony ID may impact a person’s future. In this post, we will discuss the potential consequences for using fake identification in Colorado.

Under an identity spoofing attack, a near-limitless type of information or data can be susceptible for gain by an attacker. However, based on content published by the CAPEC community, popular objectives regarding an identity spoofing attack often relate to gaining access to some area or entity, or deceiving someone or something to release potentially critical details or information (“CAPEC-151: Identity Spoofing,” 2017). Furthermore, a successful identity spoofing attack can expose forged credentials, such as usernames, passwords, or other forms of identification, along with other useful details or information that can be used to further exploit the forged credentials, or accomplish additional goals, based on information published by the CAPEC

The identity certification procedure is intended to give all participants in the NECS confidence that the practitioner has followed the prescribed procedures to verify the identity of the client and “may protect the practitioner from a negligence claim if the identity is subsequently proven to be false”. Conveyancers should therefore be mindful that failing to follow the prescribed procedures will almost definitely result in a finding of negligence.

There are three ways for anti-GPS spoofing. These are cryptography, signal-distortion detection, and direction-of-arrival sensing. However, use of one method is not enough. Combining strategies is the sure way to secure a countermeasure for spoofing. Cryptographic method allows the users to authenticate signals on the fly. An example of cryptographic technique is the use of PRN codes for the civilian receivers. PRN codes are unpredictable that is why a spoofer cannot grasp the codes ahead of time. In addition, there is still a need of verification of each new signal. Every civilian receiver carries an encryption key similar to the ones used by military receivers. It is difficult for the attackers to obtain the keys correctly. Nevertheless,

Identity Theft is the assumption of a person’s identity in order to obtain credit cards from back account and retailers; the crime varies from stealing money from existing bank accounts; renting apartments or storage units; applying for loans or establishing accounts using another’s name (legal dictionary, 2007). Identity theft and identity fraud are terms that are often used

The definition of Identity theft is when someone “knowingly transfers, possesses, or uses, without lawful authority, a means of identification of another person with intent to commit, or to aid and abet, or in connection with, any unlawful activity that constitutes a violation of federal law, or that constitutes a felony under any applicable State or local law” (Finklea, 2009, p. 2).The use of social security numbers has taken identity theft to the extreme. It was originally used as a tax identifiable number. Now it is being used for job applications, bank accounts, Medicare, and welfare approvals. With the social security number on several different applications, this is opening the door for numerous identity theft opportunities.

Medical identity theft is when someone that does not have health insurance claims to be you in order to use your personal information to get medical care, like surgery or get prescription drugs. The really bad part is that this type of theft is hard to prove. Also this false information could become part of your medical record. Synthetic Identity Theft is when is when a completely new identification is created using bit and pieces of different people’s information. For example, they may use one person’s social security number and another person address and the use someone else’s name. This type of crime is hard to detect, since the information really doesn’t make anyone information. Criminal identity theft is when someone gives law enforcement someone else information when pull over and taken to jail. They are then release and then go on about their business and the person’s whose identity was stolen is held accountable. This individual may not be aware of this until they are perhaps pulled over in a traffic stop. The last form of identity theft I would like to discuss is identity cloning. This is when someone

There are several different forms of cyber weapons, all of which can be used for either an attack or espionage. There are principally five common practices. The first of three attacks that will be examined is spoofing.