
In the middle of teaching his Journalism class at NYU, Adam Penenberg’s laptop stops but it’s not frozen. A grey screen appears and directs him to dial a number to unlock his computer. Bemused, as the lecture grinds to a halt, he reaches for his phone. It won’t accept his PIN code. He’s been hacked. You might not be aware that hijacking somebody’s life – full-scale identity theft – doesn’t require any hacking expertise. Just criminal intent and some spare
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