Reason24d
The IRS Is Required To Protect Kids From Identity Theft. They're Not Complying.
Kids in foster care are also particularly vulnerable to identity theft. In an attempt to remedy this, federal law requires states to run credit checks on foster kids over the age of 14 ...
CNET2d
Frankenstein Fraud: How Synthetic Identity Theft Targets the Most Vulnerable
If a criminal steals a Social Security number, they could piece it together with other real or fake details to create an ...
CNET2d
'Frankenstein Fraud' Is Quickly Becoming the Most Dangerous Form of Identity Theft
Criminals combine a real person's Social Security number with other real or made-up details to trick credit issuers.
Opinion
R Street Institute7dOpinion
The IRS is refusing to protect children from identity theft
One in four kids will be the victim of identity theft or fraud. Here’s how the government is making it worse. Children are surprisingly frequent victims of identity theft—around 25 percent of them ...
Morningstar1mon
Social Media Fuels Identity Theft Among Kids, Cyber Risks for Children and Families On the Rise
This year’s complimentary report, supported by TransUnion and the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC), finds that as a result of having a larger social media and online presence across ...