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Hello everyone!
My name is Morgan Thrift and I am here to explore with you the surprising aspects of cyber security and privacy on the internet. Although my research has only begun recently, there are already many incredible stories and facts that I want to share with you over the next few weeks!




My goal is to make this blog applicable to as many people as possible, whether it is out of shear interest, or you take to heart as a warning. There are endless ways in which your identity and information and the digital world cross paths and can place you in jeopardy. Identity theft, credit card theft, social security fraud, scams, and phishing links are just a few that you have probably heard of, and I hope to discuss in the weeks following.


Identity theft alone was reported 17.5 MILLION time in 2014 alone, and the rate has only risen since then. The Bureau of Justice states that this is about 7% of people over the age of 16, and that only half of those instances were able to be resolved quickly. Dont think it cannot happen to you!

Harrell, E., Ph.D. (2015, September 27). Victims of Identity Theft, 2014. Retrieved September 18, 2017, from https://www.bjs.gov/index.cfm?ty=pbdetail&iid=5408

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