Identity theft more prevalent offline than on.Despite growing fears about information security and the Internet, the Internet, the, international computer network linking together thousands of individual networks at military and government agencies, educational institutions, nonprofit organizations, industrial and financial corporations of all sizes, and commercial enterprises Better Business Bureau says more identity theft occurs offline (1) Not connected to the Internet, online service or internal network. See offline file. (2) Not connected to or not installed in the computer. If a terminal, printer or other device is physically connected to the computer, but is not turned on or in ready mode, it is . A lost or stolen wallet See digital wallet. or checkbook is the most frequently reported source of information used to commit fraud, with computer crimes accounting for just 11.6 percent of all known-cause identity fraud in 2004. In fact, victims of identity theft who detected the crime online had financial losses less than one-eighth n. 1. an eightht part. Noun 1. one-eighth - one part in eight equal parts eighth common fraction, simple fraction - the quotient of two integers of those who detected the crime via paper statements ($551 vs. $4,543). The report also found that identity fraud problems are lessening, with the number of victims dropping from 10.1 million in 2003 to 9.3 million in 2004. For more, visit www.bbb.org/alerts/article.asp?ID=565. |
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