There are a lot of films out there that portray what a powerful criminal tool the internet is. Most of these show hackers stealing document files online. But did you know that identity theft can occur on the internet as well?
In today’s world, the internet has become a haven for criminals and scam-artists. Most of these criminals gain access to passwords, personal data, and identifying information in order to gain access to a person’s assets.
Most of this information can be acquired via various forms of spam email. Another method crooks use to get your information is by getting the victim to sign up on a website that promises him/her profits. This allows the criminal to secretly gather your information. Later on, they use it to impersonate the victim.
But criminals aren’t just looking for your bank account number or social security number. They try to find out about your lifestyle as well. This enables them to do more spying.
But how does all of this happen?
Cookies play an important role. The cookie is a piece of text which the web server leaves on your computer to allow you to easily access information in the future....