Question

In the wrong hands, which of the following pieces of personal information would present the greatest risk for identity theft?

a.
address
b.
date of birth
c.
mother’s maiden name
d.
social security number

Answer 1

The correct option is D. social security number

Explanation:

Address : Address cannot do much harm in the case of identity theft because other identity related information cannot be stolen by using the address.

So, this option is rejected.

Date of Birth : By using date of birth, no information about anyone's personal identity can be found. So this also cannot be related to identity theft.

So, this option is also rejected.

Mother's maiden name : This option is also not helpful in case of identity theft as this will not give any valuable information about someone's identity.

So, this option is also rejected.

Social security number : This number holds every personal information about a person so by using this complete identity of a person can be accessed and will present the greatest risk for identity theft.

Hence, The correct option is D. social security number

Answer 2

D. social security number

Explanation:

If a thief uses your your Social Security number for financial gain, you’re a victim of financial identity theft, criminal identity theft and also utility fraud.

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