Our Santa wishlist: Stronger identity security for kids

This article warns that children are at significant risk of identity theft, often through education-related data breaches—citing a 2021 figure of 1.7 million affected U.S. children—and outlines practical defenses for parents, including checking for and freezing minors’ credit, limiting SSN sharing, and reporting suspected fraud to the FTC and law enforcement; it underscores that breaches range from leaky school apps to ransomware and notes shortcomings in IRS victim notifications.