By Jeremy Brilliant and Holly Stephen
NBC News
Updated: 2 hours, 59 minutes ago
INDIANAPOLIS - Users of peer-to-peer platforms, also known as P2P networks, may be under attack from entertainment lawyers policing copyright violations, but they can also be an easy target for identity thieves. And they may never know about it if it’s their kids who load the software.
Take the Olsons, a typical Indiana family: Christopher and Tami have three daughters, as well as a family dog.
The dog’s name can’t yet be found online, but everyone else’s can, thanks to security holes in popular P2P music downloading software. So can their birthdates and the family’s income and banking information.
“Unbelievable ... how did it get out there?” asked Tami Olson, who pays bills and does her taxes online.
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