Posts Tagged ‘online identity theft’

Web Spoofing

Sunday, March 15th, 2009

A process called web spoofing carries out online identity theft. Web spoofing reproduces exactly the  domain name of a site controlled by the identity thief . In doing this, it can manipulate all forms of transaction that goes through a certain website.

There are three essential elements on how identity thief can do such manipulation online. He / she has the exclusive right to operate all transactions on the site.

  1. A domain name which is the main identity of the site. How easily can someone get a domain name ? Usually, domain names can be purchased online from several sources for a fee. A domain name consists of characters such as letters, numbers and dash which stands for the name of the site. 
  2. A content for the purpose of publishing a site. The most important factor to consider here is the HTML and streaming media. 
  3. A web hosting to finalize the plan. Through a wen host, the thief will not only claim the site, but also serve as the directors of the company and employees.

Online identity theft is a major threat to the owners of legitimate web sites. Just imagine, all profits that supposed to go to their business can be stolen instantly. 

Potential customers who will be subscribing to their sites can also be fooled with the thieves because it  reproduce exactly the same site as the original site.

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Online Identity Theft

Sunday, March 15th, 2009

It is a trouble knowing that apart from the irritation of viruses that attacked your computer before, there is another problem arising in the web world.

It’s identity theft. Identity theft is considered the fast-growing crime today. It has destroyed several forms of personal transactions already.

How does this happen? What are the effects of identity theft? How can you prevent identity theft?

In the United States, identity theft is not something new, many offices are already immediate action to solve the problem but it is quite difficult.

The greatest worry though is that identity theft has already reached the world with their website deception. It’s nothing different to common identity theft cases ; it happens online through your computer system.

Identity theft occurs when your personal information including name, bank accounts and other information posted on the Internet are stolen by someone and used this information to commit fraud or other forms crime.

There have been cases when checking the person’s  bank account information, he eventually realized that he is already bankrupt, because the assumed identity thieves stole his identity to take your money.

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