wiredmikey writes: Hackers the Def Con gathering in Las Vegas on Friday got schooled in how to be online “killers.” A rush to go digital with the process of registering deaths has made it simple for maliciously minded folks to have someone who is alive declared dead by the authorities. The process of having someone officially stamped dead by getting a death certificate issued typically involves a doctor filling out one form and a funeral home filling out another, according to Rock’s research. Once forms are submitted online, certificates declaring the listed person legally dead are generated. A fatal flaw in the system is that people can easily pose as real doctors and funeral directors. Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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Hacker Shows How To Fabricate Death Records
