Identity Theft Check

The Identity Theft Check feature is only available to users with the Premium subscription plan.

Your phone number is your ID in banking apps, online stores, social media, and other services. If someone acquires data linked to your phone number, they can easily impersonate you—and, for example, access your bank accounts or get a loan in your name.

The Identity Theft Check feature checks your phone number against databases of leaks. After running the check, we will show you all websites that have leaked account data associated with this phone number. We will also display the categories of data that were leaked, and provide recommendations on what you can do about the leaks. In addition to your own phone number, you can also check phone numbers of your family members. All phone numbers that you add will be checked automatically on a regular basis. If new leaks are discovered, you will receive a notification on your device.

Before the app checks phone numbers for leaked data, it doubly encodes them using a hash function. This means the phone numbers you submit never leave your device.

Checking your phone-linked accounts

To check your phone number for data leaks:

1. Open the Kaspersky app > Identity > Identity Theft Check.
2. Add a phone number either by manually entering it, or by selecting it from your device's Contacts. You can select multiple numbers when adding numbers from Contacts.

   Make sure that the number you add starts with a + and a country code, is from 6 to 20 digits long, and doesn't include symbols like * and #.

3. Tap Check for Leaks to run the first check.

   Before running the first check, the app will prompt you to read the data processing statement. Accept it to use the feature.

After you add your numbers, the app will automatically and regularly check them and alert you in case of new leaks.

You will be able to view detailed information about previous and new leaks by tapping a phone number in the list of phone numbers.

It's only possible to automatically check 50 numbers at a time. If you would like to check a number that has not been added yet, you can delete an old number and submit a new one for the check.

To delete a phone number from the list:

1. Open the Kaspersky app > Identity > Identity Theft Check.
2. Swipe left on the number you want to delete.
3. Tap Delete.

Please note that all phone numbers you've added to the Kaspersky app will be deleted from the app if you revoke your acceptance of the Identity Theft Check Statement.