How to protect yourself from mobile ID theft

The deadly pairing of identity theft and identity fraud has been around since time immemorial. Personal details are stolen by a criminal (theft) and used in illicit activity (fraud).

While this kind of social engineering strategy isn't new, an emerging form of ID theft has recently surfaced over in the States - involving your mobile phones. First, we're going to look at a real-world "mobile ID theft" case study, before discussing what you can do to stay safe from this type of threat.