In 2009 Theft Data Online Rise 22%
theft of Identity or data reported increased in 2008 ago. Whereas the previous four years of data theft rate had decreased.
The researchers said the data theft increased by 22 percent last year and predicted this figure will continue to increase by 22 percent again in 2009 this year.
Although many consider this increase in data theft increases because of the internet technology but in fact the mode of identity theft and the biggest data is still dominated by traditional means.
Launched through the net-security, on Tuesday (october/3/2009), network security research firm in 2008, Travelers gather that the burglary / robbery wallet and personal computers were a powerful way for data thieves. Even the report of the theft of important data in this way reaches 78 percent.
At the bottom, approximately 14 percent of data theft to the action through online theft, breaking into the Internet users’ personal accounts. While the theft of data through the acquisition of the residence address to reach 5 percent, and 3 percent of data theft due to loss of personal identity such as credit cards and ATMs.
When the thieves have obtained the desired data, 75 percent of them will use that information to apply for new credit cards. 20 percent of them will use the stolen credit card to ‘depleted’. and 16 percent of thieves will use stolen information to open a new account on behalf of the victim and shop online with the card.
Related posts:
- Tips for Your Safety Online Data According to your personality? What steps can be taken to...
- Spam still flooded Email Traffic Spam still could not fully overcome until now, even the...
- Computer Forensics Knowledge Computer security is an area of rapid development of the...
||