Paul Allen’s debit card and bank account details were stolen via a call center dupe. Allen, who co-founded Microsoft and owns the Seattle Seahawks and Portland Trailblazers, is worth an estimated $14 billion. Allen’s name’s ubiquity could make him, in theory, more susceptible to identity theft than the average consumer. Call centers at top tier U.S. banks are increasingly proving to be sweet spots for fraudsters, says Julie McNelley, a fraud analyst with Aite.”]
Source: https://www.cuinfosecurity.com/blogs/lessons-from-paul-allen-id-theft-p-1230