1. IDENTITY THEFT- HOW ITS LINKED TO
COMPUTERS
An informational power point by Kailey French

2. WHAT IS IDENTITY THEFT?
DEFINITION : The crime of obtaining the personal or financial
information of another person for the sole purpose of
assuming that person's name or identity in order to make
transactions or purchases.

3. Whose affected
O 1 in 8 people have been affected in the last 5
years by identity theft.
O About 10 million people every year are
affected
O That’s 19 new victims every minute
The trends Not Slowing!
Between 2001 and 2002 the reported incidence
of identity theft rose 20 percent, and between
2002 and 2003 it increased a whopping 80
percent.

4. How its linked to the computer
• You may not know it, but your computer collects all
kinds of information about you and stores it in files
hidden deep on your hard drive.
• Files like browser history and other temporary Internet
files can be used to reconstruct your online habits.
• These files store information like logins and passwords,
names addresses, and even credit card numbers.

5. HOW THEY GET THIS
INFORMATION
This information can be consumed 2 different ways threw the
computer.
Either it can be grabbed when it is being sent over an unsecured
transmission,
or
Software can be installed on your computer (like spyware) threw a
virus that will collect everything needed to steal your identity and
it automatically send it back to the person through e-mail, or some
kind of account.
Other ways of obtaining this information could be by phishing
where you create a key log that requires the person to re-enter
there password and or username, then the information is sent
back to creator of the key log’s email.

6. Anyone can steal
someone's identity, so
never trust anyone with
personal information such
as security cards, credit
cards, and other things that
could be used to steal your
identity. What can be
With stolen identity you can
done with
do almost
anything, purchase items
your info
online or off a shopping
channel, cars
houses, paraphernalia from
stores, and in extreme
cases even houses or cars.

7. The best way to protect yourself online or at home.
Never keep your Social Security Number in your purse or wallet
Check bank account balances weekly
Request credit reports from the major credit card companies annually
Never leave personal information in your vehicle
Place passwords on credit cards, bank and phone accounts, as well as on computers. Keep the
password in a safe spot do Not save it in a file on your computer, it can be retrieved by
someone trying to steal you identity.
Keep all your personal information in locked files, and review how you carry, send, and store
personal files safely
Shred all your trash that contains personal information, such as your name, address, and
phone number. Install and regularly update firewalls and anti-viruses on your computer to
protect it from hackers and Internet viruses
Unless you have instigated the communication, do not give out any personal information
online, over the phone, or through the mail
Never use unsecured mailboxes, but deposit all of your outgoing mail in locked boxes, at the
post office, or in local collection boxes.
check your mailbox regularly for incoming mail and removing it promptly.

8. WORK CITED
• http://identitytheft.lifetips.com/faq/133477/0/how-many-people-are-victims-of-identity-theft-
each-year/index.html
• http://articles.winferno.com/computer-fraud/internet-identity-theft/
• http://lifelockprotection.wordpress.com/top-10-best-ways-to-protect-yourself-from-identity-
theft/
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