A Warning to Job Seekers
Job seekers need to be wary about what information goes onto the CVs they submit to employers websites and job search sites, after the Information Assurance Advisory Council (IAAC) and the Police teamed up to show how easily personal information could be gathered by criminals hoping to commit identity fraud.
Online CV provider iProfile set up a website for a fake company called Denis Atlas with bogus job vacancie. The IAAC and Metropolitan Police backed the campaign, which coincided with national identity fraud protection week, and 107 people uploaded CVs that contained enough personal information to commit identity theft.
Denis Atlas placed an advert in a national newspaper for an office manager job, inviting candidates to submit their CVs. A more detailed search of the website would have revealed it was in fact a fake, but 68% of the applicants without doing any background checks.
Rick Bacon, CEO of iProfile said “With tens [...]
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Posted: October 22nd, 2008 under Identity Theft.
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