sazzadodk's avatarThe New Target of Identity Theft

When we think of arrests, we often have the show “Cops” in our heads. We see police arriving in blue uniforms to an apartment or home where they are to arrest someone for domestic dispute, abuse, drug use, various illegalities, and even gang activity. You think of a policeman telling someone to “put your hands behind your head and walk out slowly,” getting them to come out of the home so as to put handcuffs on their hands and get the supporting policeman to carry the suspect away in the “PD” (Police Department) vehicle, the top vehicle lights blinking blue and red, the policeman’s warning to other drivers to “get out of my way” as he or she travels to the local prison.

Today, however, the rise of the Internet has given way to a new type of criminal—that is, the cybercriminal. He or she is one who spends time…

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