Identity Theft - Revision history

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 * The number of exploits against a user's assets has grown as users spend more time and money online.
 * It is easy at many [[Web Site]]s to create accounts. Only financial accounts that are in a depository institution (like a bank) are subject to strong [[Know Your Customer]] legislation.
-* The tendency of the internet to reduce friction makes money crimes easier to create and harder to prosecute. So beware of any web offering that makes it easier for sites to charge your credit or debit cards with unspecified or unending amounts of money.
+* The tendency of the internet to reduce [[Friction]] makes money crimes easier to create and harder to prosecute. So beware of any web offering that makes it easier for sites to charge your credit or debit cards with unspecified or unending amounts of money.
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 * The number of exploits against a user's assets has grown as users spend more time and money online.
 * It is easy at many [[Web Site]]s to create accounts. Only financial accounts that are in a depository institution (like a bank) are subject to strong [[Know Your Customer]] legislation.
-* The tendency of the internet to reduce friction makes money crimes easier to create and harder to prosecute. So beware of any web offering that makes it easier for sites to change your credit or debit cards with unspecified or unending amounts of money.
+* The tendency of the internet to reduce friction makes money crimes easier to create and harder to prosecute. So beware of any web offering that makes it easier for sites to charge your credit or debit cards with unspecified or unending amounts of money.
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 * The number of exploits against a user's assets has grown as users spend more time and money online.
 * It is easy at many [[Web Site]]s to create accounts. Only financial accounts that are in a depository institution (like a bank) are subject to strong [[Know Your Customer]] legislation.
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 ==Problem==
-* The number of exploits against a user's
+* The number of exploits against a user's assets has grown as users spend more time and money online.
 * It is easy at many [[Web Site]]s to create accounts. Only financial accounts that are in a depository institution (like a bank) are subject to strong [[Know Your Customer]] legislation.

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 ==Context==
 * There are many types of accounts that can be exploited by attackers. For example the attacker can use illegally acquired money in one country to over pay a user's tax account and then apply to that taxing authority for a refund.
-* The [http://ftc.gov/idtheft US Federal Trade Commission defines [[Identity Theft]] as "someone using your personal information to open accounts, file taxes, or make purchases". Note that stealing a credit card, which has no intrinsic value, is not a major crime. Using a stolen credit card account number to make a major purchase is a major crime.
+* The [http://ftc.gov/idtheft US Federal Trade Commission defines] [[Identity Theft]] as "someone using your personal information to open accounts, file taxes, or make purchases". Note that stealing a credit card, which has no intrinsic value, is not a major crime. Using a stolen credit card account number to make a major purchase is a major crime.
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 ==Full Title or Meme==
-[[Identity Theft]] is a special case of an [[Identity Pathology]] that is used to acquire access to financial accounts at a [[Web Site]] that can be exploited to provide the attacker with the means to steal or launder money.
+[[Identity Theft]] is a special case of an [[Identity Pathology]] that is used to acquire access to financial accounts at a [[Web Site]] that can be exploited to provide the attacker with the means to steal or launder money or other user assets.
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