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ID Theft Made Easy

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the buying-in dept.

chiagoo writes "You may remember that 70% of the time, people will reveal their passwords for chocolate. Well, at this year's Infosecurity Europe, it was revealed that 92% of the 200 attendees surveyed would gladly trade enough information to steal their identities for a chance to win theater tickets. Social engineering at its best. Why spend time writing bots and rootkits when people will give you what you want for a piece of candy or a ticket to see The Pacifier?"

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  1. Re:This is NOTHING by msaulters · · Score: 0, Troll

    In Texas, it is now a crime to print the full CC number on the slip. Many establishments have not yet complied, but WalMart has NO excuse.

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    These people looked deep into my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined.