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Original Link: http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/qQO2E7yYDFQ/identity-theft-marketplace-sells-mothers-maiden-names-dates-of-birth-etc.html
Identity theft marketplace sells mothers' maiden names, dates of birth, etc
Many websites will allow you to "recover a lost password" if you (or a crook) can supply your date of birth, mother's maiden name, etc. So, of course, crooks buy and sell data like dates of birth, mothers' maiden names, Social Security Numbers, and other easily mined minutae. Brian Krebs reports from superget.info, a site [...]Original Link: http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/qQO2E7yYDFQ/identity-theft-marketplace-sells-mothers-maiden-names-dates-of-birth-etc.html
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