Social security numbers possibly stolen: How you can protect yourself [Video]

STATE, AN ALARMING SECURITY BREACH HAS RAISED CONCERNS ABOUT THE SAFETY OF MILLIONS AND MILLIONS OF AMERICANS. DATA A GROUP CALLED U.S. DOD CLAIMS TO HAVE STOLEN PERSONAL INFORMATION, INCLUDING SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS, NBC5’S JENNY MARTINEZ TELLS US WHAT TO WATCH OUT FOR. THESE FRAUDS ARE MORE AND MORE COMMON. THE MOST RECENT SOCIAL SECURITY HACK IS MAKING HEADLINES ACROSS AMERICA. VERMONT ATTORNEY GENERAL CHARITY CLARK IS COMPARING IT TO THE EQUIFAX DATA BREACH IN 2017, WHICH IMPACTED OVER 240,000 VERMONTERS. OUR SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS WERE COMPROMISED THROUGH THE EQUIFAX BREACH SEVERAL YEARS AGO. SO, YOU KNOW, FOR SOME OF US, UNFORTUNATELY, THIS IS FAMILIAR TERRITORY. BUT SOME BASIC TIPS IS AS A STARTING POINT, MY CONSUMER ASSISTANCE PROGRAM IS AN EXPERT IN SCAMS, IDENTITY THEFTS, AND THOSE TYPES OF ISSUES. THE STEPS YOU CAN TAKE INCLUDE CHECKING YOUR BANK STATEMENTS AND LOOKING FOR ANYTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY. IT …