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Identity fraud and identity theft

Term · Cybersecurity · MLC-T-CYB-002034

Identity theft and identity fraud are terms used to refer to all types of crime in which someone wrongfully obtains and uses another personʼs personal data in some way that involves fraud or deception, typically for economic gain.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-CYB-002034
FieldCybersecurity
ReferencesNIST SP 1800-17b; NIST CSRC Glossary
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-CYB-002034",
  "term": "Identity fraud and identity theft",
  "field": "Cybersecurity",
  "term_source": "Identity Fraud and Identity Theft",
  "definition": "Identity theft and identity fraud are terms used to refer to all types of crime in which someone wrongfully obtains and uses another personʼs personal data in some way that involves fraud or deception, typically for economic gain.",
  "references": [
    "NIST SP 1800-17b",
    "NIST CSRC Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/cybersecurity/identity-fraud-and-identity-theft/"
}

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