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Internet Governance Glossary

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4.42 Identity theft

Internet misuse or cybercrime in which a fraudster illegally obtains confidential and personal information, such as credit card number, social security numbers, passwords or banking account numbers in order to impersonate the victim.
 

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Identity theft often works together with privacy violations.