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Identity theft is one of the largest and most common forms of cybercrime. When it comes to sensitive personal information, a child’s Social Security number, date of birth, name, and address is some of the most desired information by criminals.
Child identity theft is when someone uses a child’s sensitive personal information to get services, benefits, or to commit fraud. Stolen ID information can be used to open bank or credit card accounts, apply for government benefits, loan applications, and more. Youth Social Security numbers are especially valuable because a thief could be actively using the stolen information for years before anyone notices.
Domain registrar Epik confirmed last week in a tweet that “unauthorized third parties” accessed and downloaded customer account information. “We have identified the cause of the incident and are working towards full resolution,” the company added. The statement came about a week after hactivist group Anonymous leaked 180 GB of stolen data from Epik’s servers, including over 15 million email addresses belonging both to customers and non-customers of Epik. According to emails seen by Ars Technica, Epik alerted customers that impacted personal data may include payment information such as credit card numbers, registered names, usernames, emails, and passwords.
