Identity Theft

Rating:
Summary: My Identity was stolen while reading this book.
Review: [...]It is a lifesaver and is a must-read for anyone who has a social security card. This book displays a mastery of knowledge in the arena of identity theft that should cause the criminal meager-minds unparalleled fear. With a haunting insight into the deep, dark recesses of the criminal underside of the Internet and the world of electronic identity theft, Vacca has exposed their tactics, their vulnerabilities, and provided the toolset with which the innocent can forge identity shields. With this insight, a change in the practices and requirements of e-commerce and government publishing should be heralded. The next generation of internet millionaires are not venture capital endowed playboys---they are well equipped, savvy, hacking predators whose forte is the spool fed creation of mass identity theft catalogues that leave behind a wake of financial despair and ruination for those who are unprepared. And they have in their employ busboys, janitors, hotel maids, ex-girlfriends, train and bus service personnel, etc. [...]