Parents and other family members are the most common perpetrators of child identity theft, according to Lifelock by Norton, one of CNET's top identity theft protection services. Family and close ...

Child identity theft is a common form of identity theft because it's difficult to detect. Preapproved credit card offers and collections notices are indications of child identity theft.

Identity theft isn't just something that happens to adults. Children have their identities stolen as well. According to a 2021 Javelin Strategy and Research report, child identity fraud costs US ...

The average age of a child whose identity is stolen is 8. According to recent data from the Federal Trade Commission, identity theft involving minors has surged by 40% over the past three years ...

The consequences of child identity theft can be severe, affecting their credit history and financial stability well into adulthood. Here are some of the consequences: When creating online accounts ...

Undereage identity fraud has come a long way since 1972 when you were 19, in college, and trying to get into a bar to see Black Oak Arkansas with a fake ID. Now, 50 years later, underage ID fraud ...

The key is your kid’s Social Security number—once a thief has that, they can create financial accounts using what’s called “synthetic identity theft,” combining your child’s ...

With more than 915,000 cases reported in the United States last year, child identity theft remains a growing concern, according to the 2023 Child Identity Fraud Study by Javelin Strategy & Research.

Also report the child identity theft to the FTC, including as many details as possible. If the report comes back clean, the next step is to actually lock the child's credit. Parents need to keep ...

LSEG’s child identity theft awareness campaign will also include the release of a documentary based on Renata Galvão’s life ...

A quick look at the Fraud and ID Theft Maps of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) shows 841,810 reports of ID theft by the end of September last year, reaching 2021 numbers. And just recently, ...

As many as 60% of parents who discovered identity theft involving their children reported being unaware of the need to monitor their child’s credit until after the theft occurred. While children ...