identity theft
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Tool Released To Check If American’s Names Were Used To Support Net Neutrality Repeal
So far, the FCC has refused to cooperate with New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman’s investigation into identity theft during the commenting period on net neutrality repeal. So Schneiderman is using the internet to find the evidence, and he needs help.
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Watch Out For The Identity-Stealing Spambots Of Instagram
The latest crop of spambots on Instagram are employing a trick even slimier than just buying fake followers: They’re stealing profiles. As The Verge reported today, some Instagram users are getting followed by their bot doppelgängers, profiles made up entirely from their ripped-off images.
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Creepy Belgian Advertisement Actually Stole Someone’s Identity
You’ve undoubtedly been warned about how it easy it is to get your identity stolen online. But we just never learn. Clearly, it’s going to take a little something more to hit the message home. Something like, oh, stealing an actual person’s identity, terrifying him and creating what might be the creepiest ad in modern…
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Identity Thieves Caught By Instagramming Dinner
You might think it’s all fun and games when you’re Instagramming your dinner before you dig in, but former identity thief Nathaniel Troy Maye will tell you otherwise; doing just that got him arrested.