The ultimate list of identity theft and how hackers and thieves can use your information in so many ways to use your identity. Some of these may surprise you, so be sure to read the whole list to keep you and your family safe from hackers and having your identity stolen.

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2. There are so many ways to get access to your private
information these days. Even corporate giants have been
hacked and had private information leaked.
After reading our list of 101 Ways Your Identity Can Be
Stolen, you may feel a little helpless and vulnerable. But by taking
correct security measures and monitoring your credit score and
financial accounts you should be able to identify any suspicious
activity before it can harm you.

3. 1
Using your social
security number
to get insurance

4. 2
Stealing identifying
information from
your license

5. 3
Identity fraud for
property purchase

6. 4
Creating a new
identity

7. 5
Using a child’s
identity

8. 6
Stealing from
your mailbox

9. 7
Phishing emails

10. 8
Nigerian letter
scheme, or 419
fraud

11. 9
Telemarketing
calls

12. 10
Sharing your
vacation pictures
while you’re
away

13. 11
Sharing sensitive
information on
social media

14. 12
Stolen cellular
phones

15. 13
Using your debit
card for online
shopping

16. 14
Going through
your trash

17. 15
Changing your
mailing address

18. 16
Illegally tapping
into your
computer

19. 17
Having weak
wireless security

20. 18
Using public
Wi-Fi

21. 19
Weak
passwords

22. 20
Keeping your
social security
card in your
wallet

23. 21
Credit card
skimming

24. 22
Responding to or
downloading
attachments from
spam

25. 23
Never checking
your credit

26. 24
Accessing fake
credit card sites

27. 25
Going on fake
financial or utility
websites

28. 26
ATM watchers

29. 27
ATM overlays

30. 28
Grocery store PIN
thieves

31. 29
Downloading
torrents

32. 30
Falling for “free”
offers, like
vacations, gifts,
and prizes

33. 31
Soliciting credit
card information
by phone

34. 32
Overusing your
SSN for medical
identification

35. 33
Sharing of private
data on hacker
networks

36. 34
Bulk gathering of
IDs via black
market

37. 35
Failing to destroy
old hard drives and
computers

38. 36
Stealing your
electricity

39. 37
Job thieving

40. 38
Social engineering

41. 39
Vishing, or “voice
fishing”

42. 40
Baiting by
pretexting

43. 41
Man-in-the-middle
attack

44. 42
Pharming

45. 43
Malware-based
phishing

46. 44
Corporate data
breaches

47. 45
Keystroke logging

48. 46
Rootkits

49. 47
Scam texting
—SMiShing

50. 48
Viruses and worms

51. 49
False claims for
refunds from the
IRS

52. 50
Passport thieves

53. 51
Publicly listing
your hobbies,
memberships, and
employer

54. 52
Driver’s license
theft

55. 53
Using your
mother’s maiden
name

56. 54
Defrauding banks

57. 55
Impersonating
missing children

58. 56
Fake being a
financial adviser
for the famous

59. 57
Stealing the
identity of a
missing person

60. 58
Faking one’s own
death

61. 59
Synthetic identity
theft

62. 60
Having a publicly
listed number

63. 61
Keeping credit cards,
checks, and bank
statements in your
car

64. 62
Not using a safe at
home

65. 63
Not using a security
service

66. 64
Not freezing your
credit card accounts

67. 65
Leaving receipts
behind

68. 66
Not writing “check ID
or license” on the
back of your cards

69. 67
Failing to consider
one-off credit cards

70. 68
Shopping on un-
trusted websites

71. 69
Not having anti-virus
software on your PC

72. 70
Using the same
passwords online

73. 71
Never changing your
passwords

74. 72
Logging into accounts
on public computers

75. 73
Putting checks in the
mail

76. 74
Leaving bills at your
mailbox for pick-up

77. 75
Moving out

78. 76
Not opting out of
credit card offers

79. 77
Not using online
billing options

80. 78
Using unsafe
mailboxes

81. 79
Forgetting to check
links online

82. 80
Accepting strange
friend requests

83. 81
Not wiping your
phone

84. 82
Using one email
account for
everything

85. 83
Thinking Macs are
impenetrable

86. 84
Storing credit card
information for later
use

87. 85
Not using two-step
verification if
available

88. 86
Not changing your
home locks and using
a “do not duplicate”
label on your keys

89. 87
Not using a lock on
your phone or tablet

90. 88
Using camera phones

91. 89
Pickpocketing

92. 90
Ordering
unauthorized
credit reports by
posing as a
landlord

93. 91
RFID scanners

94. 92
Using your place
of birth as a
security
question

95. 93
Obtaining
information for
use as revenge or
blackmail

96. 94
Stealing
information
from doctor’s
office

97. 95
Filling out car
loan applications

98. 96
Clicking on pop-
ups

99. 97
Thieves going
through
pharmacy waste
baskets

100. 98
Mortgage ID
theft

101. 99
Opening cyber
greeting cards

102. 100
Installing
electronic
surveillance

103. 101
Payroll data
breach

104. We hope you enjoyed our comprehensive list,
and you're feeling a little safer knowing how you
can avoid these risky situations.
To read our full blog post, 101 Ways Your
Identity Can Be Stolen And Exploited, follow
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