Theft of personal and financial information puts people at risk of additional problems. Thieves often use the stolen data to:

• Sell the information to other criminals
• Withdraw money from a bank account
• Make credit card purchases
• File a fraudulent tax return for a refund using a victim’s name.

Victims should follow these steps to minimize the effect:

• Determine what information the thieves compromised
• Place a freeze on credit accounts
• Reset password on online accounts
• Use multi-factor authentication if available.