How do
thieves access your personal information?
Not exact matches
Business owners are popular targets for identity
thieves, he says, because they typically have
access to substantial lines of credit, they're engaged in a lot of transactions that could put their
information at risk, and their
personal and business finances are often intertwined.
Likewise, saying the
information has only been
accessed only by the
thief is not what I would imagine many of those affected would want to hear either, especially as it is their
personal information that has been compromised.
Identity
thieves operate by first gaining
access to a victim's
personal information, such as their name, address and social security number.
It is much easier for a
thief to make unauthorized transactions if he has
access to all your
personal information.
«Sharing phone numbers, home addresses, and email addresses can open the door for
thieves to get deeper
access to
personal information.
Identity
thieves and credit card Fraudsters go to great lengths to gain
access to your credit cards and
personal information.
If
thieves get
access to
personal information, they can set up dummy accounts or hack into the credit profile using the Social Security number, financial account numbers and other identifiers.
Identity
thieves sometimes use your
personal information to file a fraudulent tax return in order to collect your refund and get even greater
access to your
personal information.
[13] «All the
personal dirty laundry and detailed financial data that were ever before the judge remain on the public record —
information that none of us would want our neighbors, our children, or identity
thieves to have
access to.»