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What is identity theft?

Identity theft is any kind of deception, crime, or scam that results in the loss of personal data, including the loss of username, passwords, banking information, credit card numbers, Social Security Numbers and health ID’s, that is then used without your permission to commit fraud and other crimes.

How can I protect my identity online?

Use strong passwords. Weak passwords are an identity thief’s dream - especially if you use the same password everywhere. 

Once the thief knows your password, they can log you’re your financial accounts and wreak havoc. You need passwords that are long (over 10 characters), strong (use upper and lower case letters, numbers and symbols), and that has nothing to do with your personal information (like name, age, birthdate, pet).

 Password managers and two-factor authentication (2FA) are also both best practices for password management.

Protect your computer and smartphone with strong, up-to-date security software. If your computer or phone is infected with malicious software, other safeguards are of little help because you’ve given the criminals the key to all your online actions.

 Also be sure that any operating system updates are installed.

Review your credit score. Look to see if there are new credit cards, loans or other transactions on your account that you are not aware of. If there are, take immediate steps to have these terminated and investigated.

Only use reputable websites when making purchases. If you don’t know the reputation of a company that you want to purchase from, do your homework.

How are they reviewed by other users? Do they have a strong rating with the Better Business Bureau? Do they use a secure, encrypted connection for personal and financial information? Hypertext transfer protocol Secure (https), as its name suggests, is a more secure variant of the older Hypertext transfer protocol (http).

 The new protocol was developed to validate the safety and privacy of a site, so it's important you see "https" in a website’s URL whenever it asks for personal or financial information.