conversation: User (BigDMcQ): "My car was broken into overnight and my wallet was stolen along woth some low value personal items. I have cancelled my credit card, which did have a few small fraudulent charges.\n\nUnfortunately I had forgotten to return my kids SS cards to my document safe after needing them recently and they were in the wallet that was stolen. What do I need to do to ensure their identities are secure, do I need to get them new SS numbers or can I just freeze their numbers with the 3 beureaus?"
  Self: "Getting a replacement card is a good first step - www.socialsecurity.gov - you will need original documents proving your children's identity and your identity as their parent.\n\nYou may have come across [this article from the FTC](https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0040-child-identity-theft).  Basically all you can do is monitor your children's credit through monitoring and placing freezes.\n\nOther than that, getting a new SS number would [require proving their SS number is being used in a fraudulent manner or creating significant (potential) harm](https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0248-do-you-need-new-social-security-number)."
  catsRawesome123 (catsRawesome123): "Why can't SSA just give new numbers to all affected by the Equifax FUBAR breach?"
  princess-smartypants (princess-smartypants): "My SSN had two numbers transposed on a small 401k account a few years ago from a temp job. Took me hours, over 7 months, to get them to fix it. This will create as many problems as it solves."
  