Children Need LifeLock Too – Identity Theft Risk in Arizona
November 15, 2008 – 2:33 pmThousands of children have been put at risk for identity theft after a backup computer was stolen from a storage facility in Arizona. The thieves broke into a number of storage containers and ended up stealing a computer that had the information on it. The information that was stored on the computer included name, address, insurance information, disability information, date of birth and social security number.
The Department of Economic Security, DES, has already begun notifying the families of the data breach. The DES doesn’t think that the information has been used in anyway. The Police believe that the thieves don’t know what they have and probably won’t use the information to steal anyone’s identity. The thieves stole other items such as furniture so they were not targeting the computers only.
Despite that the DES believes that nothing is going to happen they are taking steps to protect the families that have been exposed. In the DES letters they outline how to protect themselves from identity theft.
Stories like this makes me wonder why people hesitate when it comes to identity theft protection. You don’t want to wait until the thieves already have your information to enroll in identity theft protection. LifeLock is the leader in identity theft protecting. If something like this happened to you, LifeLock would be the place to turn to for help. They can help prevent identity thieves from using your personal information to ruin your credit and steal your money. If you would like a discount on a LifeLock membership please use LifeLock Promotion code, Defense.
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7 Responses to “Children Need LifeLock Too – Identity Theft Risk in Arizona”
You would have to be a big jerk to steal the identity of a child. I don’t know what these people are thinking. Well I guess if you steal people’s identities you’re not exactly an upright standing citizen anyways. I never knew that a child’s identities could get stolen. I thought they were too young to get a credit card or even have credit. I assume that they people stealing the identity lies about the age of the person?
By Adam Crawford on Dec 2, 2008
I had no idea that children were at rick either. I thought it wasn’t possible. I had problems getting getting credit cards when I was old enough. It took me a while before I could get enough credit for it really to be helpful.
By Susan Mcnew on Dec 2, 2008
You see that’s the thing, if someone stole the identity of a child they could develop a credit history for them and build it up until they could steal more money and not pay for it. A lot of the time Child identity theft goes unnoticed by the parents. The thief knows that the child isn’t going to check his or hers credit scores. That is why it’s important for parents to make sure that their child’s identity is safe.
By admin on Dec 2, 2008
good point thanks for the advice.
By Susan Mcnew on Dec 2, 2008
I was wondering that myself. How does a child get his or hers identity stolen. They are too young to get a drivers license and they can’t apply for credit cards?
By Jose Schiel on Dec 4, 2008
I’m not sure why the DES doesn’t think that the information is going to be used. Just because they stole other items doesn’t mean they are not planning on using the information. I just think it might be a little short sided to think that nothing is going to happen. I think you should plan for the worst that way you will be prepared to for the worst to happen.
By Alma Couture on Dec 5, 2008
I know that is sounds bad but really this kind of thing happens every day. Data breaches are a dime a dozen. They happen all the time and the problem is that sometimes the bandits are even after the information. Even though all data breaches don’t end in identity theft it’s still scary to know that they could.
By Daniel Rohweder on Dec 5, 2008