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Banks Accept Dubai Assassins' Stolen IDs

Posted by kdawson on from the beyond-naked-in-public dept.

schliz writes "Public scrutiny did more harm than good last week, after Australian police and the media released details of three stolen passports allegedly used in the assasination of a senior Hamas member in Dubai. As if having their identities stolen for an assassination wasn't enough, it turns out the victims' passports had not been cancelled by the government, so the details that were published by the media in fact could be used to open fraudulent bank accounts."

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  1. It's this kind thing.. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Interesting

    That makes me think that Hamas and Isreal deserve each other.

  2. Re:I've lost my idenity, can I have a new one? by Cougar_ · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Their passports have not been stolen, they still have the originals in their possession. The passports used for the assassination were counterfeits.

  3. Re:I've lost my idenity, can I have a new one? by deniable · · Score: 4, Interesting

    That's why the GP said ID in the first paragraph. They were counterfeit, but used valid data, hence they're as good as stolen. Oh wait, are you using a subtle piracy isn't theft argument?

  4. Re:Obscure the details. by jamesswift · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Blurring often isn't enough to remove the information.

    http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2007/01/how_to_recover.html

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