Re:FBI: Stolen PII and deepfakes used to apply for remote te...
by moneywoes on Tuesday June 28, 2022 @02:58PM
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Why go through all that hassle of faking another persons ID? Another resume etc
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Re:FBI: Stolen PII and deepfakes used to apply for remote te...
by walrus01 on Tuesday June 28, 2022 @03:00PM
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People outside the US/Canada who might not be otherwise eligible to be hired as a W2 or T4 equivalent employee.
If you have a US resident's stolen PII and can somehow set up a bank account to receive ACH direct deposits, and are a good enough social engineer, can possibly get hired under that name.
Re:FBI: Stolen PII and deepfakes used to apply for remote te...
by kevin_thibedeau on Tuesday June 28, 2022 @03:12PM
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Equifax will narc on you. Bow down before your data broker overlords.
Re:FBI: Stolen PII and deepfakes used to apply for remote te...
by mardifoufs on Tuesday June 28, 2022 @03:47PM
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Hireright can also be nasty with the background checks, to the point of asking you to correct irrelevant minor typos (say, a space) in you credit file before validating your identity.