Rubber Duck Identity Theft Test on Facebook: How Your Identity Can Be Stolen
Sophos, the internet security company decided to run a test on just how secure your information is, and the results were not promising. They sent out two fake identities, 21-year-old “Daisy Feletin” and 56-year-old “Dinette Stonily”
Each had a non-human photo posted on their profile (in Daisys case a rubber duck, and in Dinette’s two cats), and sent out 100 random friend requests. The average acceptance rate: 95 people. What kind of information did they share?
- Date of Birth (Full)
- Personal information about friends and family.
Add that to some of the data in your profile, like your home state, occupation and wesites you visit, and Facebook is an identity theft banquet.
Be careful who you friend.
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