Hoewel digitale identiteitsdokumente veronderstel is om verbeterde sekuriteit teen identiteitsdiefstal te bied, blyk dit uit verskeie aanlyn bronne dat identiteitsdiefstal en bedrog eerder toegeneem het. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Suid-Afrika se digitale identiteitsbedrog het volgens ‘n studie van die Suid-Afrikaanse bedrogvoorkomingsdiens sedert die grendeltyd in die Covid-19-pandemie eksponensieel gegroei. Volgens di\u00e9 studie het dit tussen 2023 en 2024 met 400% gestyg. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Weskussers beweeg na ‘n tydperk van verhoogde vertroue op digitale stelsels en aanlyn transaksies, wat ongelukkig nuwe we\u00eb vir identiteitsdiefstal skep, aangesien misdadigers kwesbaarhede in hierdie stelsels uitbuit. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Een van die grootste bronne van data-oortredings is wanneer kuberkrakers toegang tot groot databasisse met persoonlike inligting verkry. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Misdadigers koop di\u00e9 gesteelde persoonlike inligting op die Dark Web om identiteitsdiefstal te pleeg en gebruik phishing-e-posse (uitvissingsboodskappe) en oproepe en skadelike sagteware (malware) om gebruikers te mislei om persoonlike inligting te openbaar. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Identiteitsdiefstal het ‘n invloed op die emosionele welstand van slagoffers, soos wat talle Weskussers die afgelope tyd agtergekom het. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dit kan egter ook ‘n ernstige uitwerking h\u00ea, soos finansi\u00eble probleme, skade aan kredietgraderings, die ontkenning van krediet, verlies van werk, verwoeste reputasies en selfs misdaadrekords.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
WENKE<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Weskussers, sakeondernemings en ander instansies moet maatre\u00ebls tref om persoonlike inligting te beskerm:\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2022\u2009Kontroleer gereeld kredietverslae en stel kredietwaarskuwings op om verdagte aktiwiteite te monitor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2022\u2009Wees versigtig met persoonlike inligting aanlyn en op sosiale media. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2022\u2009Wees bewus van phishing-swendelary en moenie persoonlike inligting in reaksie op ongevraagde versoeke per e-pos, SMS, WhatsApp, Facebook of foonoproepe deel nie. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2022\u2009Beveilig jou persoonlike inligting en maak seker dat afskrifte van jou identiteitsdokument veilig hanteer word. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2022\u2009Moenie enige inligting gebruik waartoe vermoedelik toegang verkry is nie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2022\u2009Gebruik dubbele verifikasie vir alle rekeninge en produkte \u2013 veral vir finansi\u00ebledienste-produkte.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2022\u2009Registreer vir SMS-kennisgewings om jou te waarsku wanneer toegang tot produkte en rekeninge verkry word.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2022\u2009Ondersoek en registreer vir kredietverwante waarskuwings wat deur kredietburo’s aangebied word.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2022\u2009Gaan jou bankstate gereeld na.
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\u2022\u2009Bykomende bronne: Your Own Trusted Identity (Yoti); Google AI-bronnelys<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Hoewel digitale identiteitsdokumente veronderstel is om verbeterde sekuriteit teen identiteitsdiefstal te bied, blyk dit uit verskeie aanlyn bronne dat identiteitsdiefstal en bedrog eerder toegeneem het. 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