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Story: 1,500 government staff hit by ID theft scam

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Posted by: Anonymous (Monday 5 December 2005, 8:46 PM)

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Not unless it was a vunerabliity in their OS that caused the ID to be stolen.
Even if it was a good and secure OS there is always the human element involed in the system that can be attacked.

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