Basics Beginner: Introduction to Identity Theft

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Federal law enforcement agencies investigate every case of suspected identity theft.

True

False

False. Federal law enforcement agencies will only investigate cases of suspected identity theft if the dollar amount is very high, or if many people are victimized by the same perpetrator.

Your credit record can affect your ability to get a job.

True

False

True. Some employers check your credit record as part of their background check on you.

Trojans and spyware are examples of _______.

Malware

Phishing

Smishing

Malware. Malware is software that damages or disables computers.

Which of the following are ways to protect your computer from intrusion for identity theft?

Use a firewall and maintain current virus protection

Protect financial information with a password, and avoid automatic log-in processes that store your account information

Use a secured browser

All of the above

All of the above. Using all of these steps can help ensure that your PC is protected.

Gathering personal information from several people and forming a fake "person" out of it is called _______.

Business identity theft

Synthetic identity theft

Criminal identity theft

Synthetic identity theft. The name refers to forming a new person out of several others.