Social Media Identity Theft News - Sat Nov 5, 2011

Target 11 Investigates The Fastest Growing ID Theft Crime WPXI Pittsburgh Once they find them, they will search for social security numbers of children. Target 11 went to an internet security company in Cranberry to learn more about child identity theft. Ceo Bob Boback said social security numbers are easy to find. ...

ID thieves cashing in on dead children's information ABC Action News But he and other victims are convinced that the thefts stemmed from the easy online availability of their children's SSNs. Federal officials say ID thieves find their victims in a publicly available federal database: Social Security's "Death Master ... See all stories on this topic »

Facebook's setting changes confuse users: Study Times of India This potentially leaves open information such as phone numbers, addresses and email addresses, which could be used in identity theft. Meanwhile, Facebook has said that its changes are in response to user demands. "All of our changes have been designed ... See all stories on this topic »

Modern Identity Theft - Social Media as Revenge | Jennifer Ellis, JD A look at how people are using social media to cause harm to others via a form of identity theft.

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