Online identity theft, security issues, and reputational damage
Online identity-based theft is known to be one of the most serious and growing threats to victims, such as individuals and organizations, over the last 10 years due to the enormous economic damage these crimes have caused. The availability of personal information on the Internet has increased the ch...
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| author | Ahmad Zukarnain, Zuriati Sinnathamby Sehgar, Sopna |
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| description | Online identity-based theft is known to be one of the most serious and growing threats to victims, such as individuals and organizations, over the last 10 years due to the enormous economic damage these crimes have caused. The availability of personal information on the Internet has increased the chances of this cyber-crime. Online identity theft crime is the result of a combination of cyber-crimes on the one hand and lack of awareness and training of users on the other hand to protect personal data on the other. Education and awareness, which also contributes to early detection, is the strongest tool for consumers to safeguard themselves from online identity fraud. This paper provides a comprehensive explanation of online identity theft, the various approaches that thieves use to attack individuals and organizations and the types of fraud involved in this cyber-crime. The aim of this research is to evaluate the need for a reformulation of the concept of identity theft in order to be compatible with the evolution of behaviors and fraud. |
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| spelling | upm-944272023-03-29T08:15:36Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/94427/ Online identity theft, security issues, and reputational damage Ahmad Zukarnain, Zuriati Sinnathamby Sehgar, Sopna Online identity-based theft is known to be one of the most serious and growing threats to victims, such as individuals and organizations, over the last 10 years due to the enormous economic damage these crimes have caused. The availability of personal information on the Internet has increased the chances of this cyber-crime. Online identity theft crime is the result of a combination of cyber-crimes on the one hand and lack of awareness and training of users on the other hand to protect personal data on the other. Education and awareness, which also contributes to early detection, is the strongest tool for consumers to safeguard themselves from online identity fraud. This paper provides a comprehensive explanation of online identity theft, the various approaches that thieves use to attack individuals and organizations and the types of fraud involved in this cyber-crime. The aim of this research is to evaluate the need for a reformulation of the concept of identity theft in order to be compatible with the evolution of behaviors and fraud. MDPI AG 2021-02-02 Article PeerReviewed Ahmad Zukarnain, Zuriati and Sinnathamby Sehgar, Sopna (2021) Online identity theft, security issues, and reputational damage. Preprints (ver. 1). pp. 1-10. ISSN 2310-287X https://www.preprints.org/manuscript/202102.0082/v1 10.20944/preprints202102.0082.v1 |
| spellingShingle | Ahmad Zukarnain, Zuriati Sinnathamby Sehgar, Sopna Online identity theft, security issues, and reputational damage |
| title | Online identity theft, security issues, and reputational damage |
| title_full | Online identity theft, security issues, and reputational damage |
| title_fullStr | Online identity theft, security issues, and reputational damage |
| title_full_unstemmed | Online identity theft, security issues, and reputational damage |
| title_short | Online identity theft, security issues, and reputational damage |
| title_sort | online identity theft, security issues, and reputational damage |
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