http://www.csoonline.com/article/595303/Social_engineering_stories_The_sequel By Joan Goodchild Senior Editor CSO May 27, 2010 John Sileo, an identity theft expert who trains on repelling social engineering, knows from first-hand experience what it's like to be a victim. Sileo has had his identity stolen.twice. And both instances resulted in catastrophic consequences. The first crime took place when Sileo's information was obtained from someone who had gained access to it out of the trash (yes, dumpster diving still works). She bought a house using his financial information and eventually declared bankruptcy. "That was mild," said Sileo, who then got hit again when his business partner used his information to embezzle money from clients. Sileo spent several years, and was bankrupt, fighting criminal charges. Now that he has come out of it all innocent, he spends his time assisting organizations train employees on what social engineering and identity theft techniques look like. [...] _______________________________________________ Best Selling Security Books and More! Shop InfoSec News http://www.shopinfosecnews.org/Received on Thu May 27 2010 - 22:30:21 PDT
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