By: Micah Stevens Identity Theft in the World Today

Cyber Crimes Spam messages Viruses Hacking Piracy Fraud Pornography Identity Theft

In 1997 consumers lost more than 745 million dollars Today it is in the billions Identity theft increased 22% from 2007 to 2008 Affects over 10 million victims 57 million adults have experienced a phishing attack

How do they do it? They use what is called “phishing” or “spoofing” They send false advertisements that trick you in to putting in your information They have hacker sites that look like real sites and when you click on the link, it automatically takes you to their site They can hack in to your Facebook or Myspace They use what is called “phishing” or “spoofing” They send false advertisements that trick you in to putting in your information They have hacker sites that look like real sites and when you click on the link, it automatically takes you to their site They can hack in to your Facebook or Myspace

How We Are Trying to Stop Identity Theft Anti- Identity Theft – Program that protects information Kills adware Removes cookies LifeLock- Offers complete identity theft protection Ordering fraud alerts on credit reports Stop junkmail Notify customers Identity Theft 911- Provides personal identity coverage $25,000 in coverage No deductible Programs offer guarantees. They will pay for lawyers

Stopping Identity Theft Contd… News and Media Time Magazine The New York Times Both reported about the increases in identity theft and how we could decrease this by taking action. CNN Paula Zahn reported that nearly 10,000 social security cards were stolen from Stanford University computers

The Future? Do you think this will increase or decrease? What kinds of cybercrime could be next? What does this tell you about the world today?