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First-Person Identity Theft Story

lowschneierPublished 2026-07-22

<p>Harrowing <a href="https://tech.yahoo.com/cybersecurity/articles/stranger-used-one-text-message-140003797.html">story</a> of an identity theft victim.</p> <p>Yes, the person made a mistake&#8212;they gave the scammer a two-factor authentication code that allowed the scammer to take over their email address. But the real story here is how, for many of us, the security of most of our accounts han

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Original source: https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/07/first-person-identity-theft-story.html