How to protect a loved one's identity after death
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Deceased identity protection steps include credit freezes and bureau notifications. Cybersecurity expert responds to Janet from Indiana whose husband died in December.
My husband just passed away in December. There are lists upon lists of things to do to wrap up his estate, but nothing that tells me how to lock down his identity now that he's gone so that fraudsters cannot use it. Maybe our government is efficient enough to report to all of the credit bureaus that he is deceased, but I don't want to bet my financial security on it. We both have our credit frozen with all three agencies, but is there more that I should do? Thank you. Kurt "CyberGuy" Knutsson is an award-winning tech journalist who has a deep love of technology, gear and gadgets that make life better with his contributions for Fox News & FOX Business beginning mornings on "FOX & Friends." Got a tech question? Get Kurt’s free CyberGuy Newsletter, share your voice, a story idea or comment at CyberGuy.com.
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