I almost got hacked by a 'job interview'

Re:I almost got hacked by a 'job interview' by ljm on Wednesday October 15, 2025 @01:26PM (#45595820)

Same in the UK (which is currenty a contentious issue again with Digital ID), because there is no concept of having a cryptographic signature tied to your identity in the way it is done in other EU countries.

Instead you need: - five years of address history - a recent utility bill or a council tax bill that has your full address - maybe a bank statement - passport or driving license

It just so happens that Experian, etc. have all of that, and even background checking agencies will depend on it.

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Re:I almost got hacked by a 'job interview' by rjsw on Wednesday October 15, 2025 @01:56PM (#45596221)

Council Tax bills may be possible to fake. I received a paper one yesterday for an unknown name, someone had registered online that they were moving to my address which cancelled my own account, I guess they could have asked for a copy of the bill to be emailed to them.

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Re:I almost got hacked by a 'job interview' by foldr on Saturday October 18, 2025 @06:52AM (#45626355)

I’d imagine that all of this stuff is extremely easy to fake if you’re willing to take a small risk of getting in a lot of trouble. Nobody is really “verifying” council tax bills or utility bills because there is no procedure for doing so.

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Re:I almost got hacked by a 'job interview' by Fokamul on Wednesday October 15, 2025 @05:03PM (#45598368)

Wait what? In UK you don't have Qualified Certificate tied to person, which can be used to sign documents, communicate with banks etc. No way.

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Re:I almost got hacked by a 'job interview' by ljm on Thursday October 16, 2025 @01:09PM (#45607933)

Nope.

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