child identity theft

Ransomware Hit 77 Schools And Colleges Last Quarter. Children’s Identities Are At Stake.

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School ransomware attacks rose 54% in the third quarter, Comparitech reports. When gangs take student records, a child’s stolen identity can go unnoticed for years. Parents can freeze a child’s credit for free. A child’s stolen identity can sit unused for years. Children rarely have credit reports, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) says. A family … Read more

Ghost Students Exploit Aid as Identity Theft Surges Nationwide – NEW PODCAST

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Ghost students steal billions. Kids’ data sold on the dark web. Teens turn 18 to find loans they never took. That’s the warning from Michael Scheumack, Chief Innovation Officer at IdentityIQ, in a new episode of the Cyber Insurance News and Information Podcast, hosted by Executive Editor Martin Hinton. The discussion exposes how ghost student … Read more

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