If your wallet gets stolen or you've been caught up in a data breach -- as in April, when hackers grabbed 1.5 million credit card numbers -- you can protect against identity theft by contacting one of ...
It wasn't until she applied for Medicaid that Jennifer Andrushko discovered someone had been using her young son's Social Security number. Because kids don't have much use for credit, the crime often goes undiscovered for years. Now, Utah is piloting a program that would help protect children against fraud.
Research by a Bay Area technology security organization finds children at a higher risk of identity theft than adults. And billions of dollars as well as children?s future are at stake.