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2. 1. Did You Know?
Ø According to the studies done in the year 2015, 91 million people are
estimated to have become the prey to the identity theft in the 12 months span.
[Source: credit.com]
Ø That indicates an alarming 249,315 a day, 10,388 an hour, and 173 a minute.

3. 2. What Is Identity Theft?
Imagine, one fine day you wake up to realize that you are not ‘you’ anymore. Isn’t
the thought in itself very creepy?
Becoming as common as the birth, death, and tax, the crime of identity theft is one
of the most vicious crimes in today’s times. Here, the impostor masquerades as the
victim, by and large for the financial gains or doing some fraudulent activity in that
individual’s name, by way of:
Ø Pilfering the personal identifying information (PII)
Ø Hacking the social media accounts
Ø Committing the breach of data such as the net-banking passwords, ATM &
credit card details, paper documents, etc.

4. 3. Why Do You Need To Be Cautious Of Identity Theft?
“Care is an absolute. Prevention is the ideal.” –Christopher Howson
Can you count how many times in a day have you accessed your internet for
opening the social media account, e-commerce transactions, messaging, e-
governance or any other information technology (IT) enabled service?
Inestimable times, I suppose! That frequency is exactly parallel to the rates of
the malicious cyber crimes such as the spamming, phishing and most of all, the
identity theft, which can be plotted against you.

5. Along with the comfort that technology, the internet, and smartphones have
bestowed upon us, it has also turned into the spark plug of crimes. However,
there are 7 ‘tried & tested’ tips that will minimize the risk of identity theft and
render you a little piece of mind.

6. 4. Be Identity-Theft Proof
I. Stay Heedful While Sharing Personal Identity Information
o Before sharing your PPI like the voter ID card, passport, ATM pins, or
other personal documents to a person, or on the internet, know how they’ll
be shared and used.
o Keep a track of bank and card statements, as well as the mail accounts
and insurances, see if there is any erroneousness.
o Destroy the sensitive files such as scanned copy of your PPI, etc. from
your computer/mobile phone, and store them off on any external drive, if
there is any need.

7. 5. Be Identity-Theft Proof
II. Spill Out Less On Social Media Platforms
o Never reveal too much of your private information on the social
media platforms, like the picture post in ecstasy to show off your first
paycheck, or check-in to the banks, etc.
o Save yourself from the potential hackers by assimilating the true
information with the crumbs of misinformation, in order to make the
hacking all the more difficult.

8. 6. Be Identity-Theft Proof
III. Be Wary Of The Phishing Websites
o If you are remotely suspicious or skeptical of the phishing website, then
call the organization on the contact number given on the main page.
o Don’t fulfill the unsolicited requests from the websites like sharing the
health insurance id, credit card number, bank account number, social
security number, etc.

9. 7. Be Identity-Theft Proof
IV. Craft Impervious Passwords
o Prevent your passwords from the assaults of the impostors by creating
the strong passwords of 8-16 characters length that entail uppercase,
lowercase, numeric figures, and the special characters.
o Keep different passwords for every social account.
o Update them yearly.

10. 8. Be Identity-Theft Proof
V. Transact With Bona Fide Sources
o Check for the scandalous websites as they may inflict your tech devices
with the Trojans, backdoors, or nasty virus that are difficult to be dealt with.
o Avoid the use of credit cards for online transactions and go for the online
wallets or Paypal instead, which will save you from entering your credit card
details every now and then.
o Also, these wallets are not fully secure, so guard them with a good
password and don’t access them on the public platform.

11. 9. Be Identity-Theft Proof
VI. Lock Your Wi-Fi
o Steer clear from accessing the financial details etc. on the public wi-fi that
doesn’t need the passwords.
o Log out from the connection once you’re finished with the task.
o Remember to keep your wi-fi connection password protected, so that you
remain aware whenever your device is connected to another foreign device.

12. 10. Be Identity-Theft Proof
VII. Update Antispyware Protection To Your Devices
o Install firewall software or anti-malware to protect the entrée of the
backdoors, keyloggers, and other harmful elements to protect information on
your tech gadgets.
o Keep these anti-spyware updated from time to time.

13. 11. Be Safe!
These were the tips you can implement in your everyday life to secure yourself from
the identity thefts! Get started there and of course, if you find yourself stuck in any
perturbing situation, don’t hesitate to contact the cyber crime cell.

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