The Identity Theft Resource Center often finds that many consumers are unaware of the dangers of having your Social Security number (SSN) exposed in a data breach. In addition to your SSN, other personal information that is regularly overlooked are login credentials (i.e. usernames and passwords), which can lead to other information being stolen using a method referred to as “credential cracking.”

Learn more about this type of hacking and how to protect personal information in this external article by Identity Theft Resource Center: http://www.idtheftcenter.org/considerations-for-idtheft-prevention/