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You might think your child’s personal data is safe because they’re not old enough to open credit cards or create social media profiles, but that couldn’t be further from the truth. In reality, children’s data is incredibly valuable to cybercriminals—precisely because it goes largely unnoticed for years. Several high-profile data breaches have already exposed the private details of millions of children, leaving their Social Security numbers, medical records, and even school information vulnerable to identity theft. Many of these breaches happened years ago, but the stolen data still circulates on the dark web today. Here are nine major data breaches that continue to threaten your kids’ info—and what you can do to protect them.
