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2. What To Do If Your Social Security Number Is on the Dark Web

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   Place a Freeze on Your Credit Report. If your Social Security number is on the dark web, this means that unscrupulous people can use it to open new credit cards and other financial accounts in ...

3. What to do if your information is found on the dark web - AOL

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   Two free options are Experian's dark web scan, which can look for your email address, phone number and Social Security number, and Experian's personal privacy scan, which searches for your ...

4. Identity theft - Wikipedia

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   The most common technique involves combining a real social security number with a name and birthdate other than the ones that are simply associated with the number. Synthetic identity theft is more difficult to track as it doesn't show on either person's credit report directly but may appear as an entirely new file in the credit bureau or as a ...

5. I just got an alert from Capital One that my Social Security ...

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   Your best bet is to implement the tips above and hope that criminals are so overwhelmed with all the Social Security numbers on the dark web that they never make yours their target. What to read next

6. Identity fraud - Wikipedia

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   Identity theft is the unauthorized use of another's personal or financial information to defraud an individual or entity into obtaining goods or services. The term 'personal or financial information,' typically refers to a person's name, address, credit card, bank account number, Social Security number, or medical insurance account number.

7. Network eavesdropping - Wikipedia

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   Documents containing fake but private information such as made-up social security numbers, bank account numbers, and passport information will be purposely posted on a web server. [17] These documents have beacons that will be triggered when a user attempts to open them, which then alarms another site that records the time accessed of the ...