The seven types of identity theft are financial, medical, tax, employment, child, criminal and synthetic.

When we think about identity theft, generally adults come to mind — a charge on a credit card in a state you've never visited or a new account you didn't open. But what happens when a child is a ...

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost is warning parents to protect children from identity theft, a growing problem that can harm their credit long before they apply for loans or jobs. In a statewide ...

WXIN/WTTV — Online crooks are increasingly going after children’s Social Security numbers and other sensitive information in order to steal their identities or create new ones. Even though a young ...

Data breaches are always a good reminder for adults to check their credit reports. But what about children and teens? “There’s no morality here that they’re not going to do that to kids. Kids are just ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. — "There's no morality here that scammers are not going to do that to kids. Kids are just as much of a target, if not more so," said Eva Velasquez, CEO, Identity Theft Resource Center ...

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - IN-DEPTH WITH SARAH WALL: An identity theft warning today for parents — scammers are targeting our children’s personal information. We are taking at look at why our children’s ...

As children return to school, security experts want parents to add one more thing to their yearly checklist – safeguarding their child's identity. Monday is Child Identity Theft Awareness Day. “This ...

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