What Kind of Personal Information?
Phishers look for all kinds of information useful in stealing your identity. In particular, a phisher may be hunting for:
- Social Security Numbers
- Credit Card Numbers
- Account Numbers
- Customer IDs
- PINs
- Web Site Logins
- Passwords
- Access Codes
Even something as simple as your address or telephone number could be useful to a phisher; information pieced together over time can be used against you. If a phisher can determine your address one day, your birthday the next, and your phone number on a third day, they could potentially open up an account of some kind in your name.
It’s important to guard all your personal information, not just the obvious stuff.
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