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Re: Samsung Recent Security Incident

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Post by [deleted] » Mon, Sep 05, 2022, 8:57 AM UTC

LtWorf wrote: post #164

EVa5I7bHFq9mnYK wrote: post #142

Earlier quoted context omitted.

SSN is certainly not enough. I just recently opened 4 accounts with US banks remotely. All four requested to send them pictures of both sides of my ID card + my selfie holding said ID card. And there were additional steps to confirm my identity before activating the accounts.

Can't you easily forge that?

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Re: Samsung Recent Security Incident

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Post by EVa5I7bHFq9mnYK » Mon, Sep 05, 2022, 8:59 AM UTC

LtWorf wrote: post #164

EVa5I7bHFq9mnYK wrote: post #142

Earlier quoted context omitted.

SSN is certainly not enough. I just recently opened 4 accounts with US banks remotely. All four requested to send them pictures of both sides of my ID card + my selfie holding said ID card. And there were additional steps to confirm my identity before activating the accounts.

Can't you easily forge that?

Shouldn't be a problem for a dedicated criminal, but not as easy as submitting SSN and date of birth into a web form, so can't be done cheaply in bulk.

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