Now it’s easy to secure you and your family’s identities with real-time monitoring, robust credit protection, live agent-supported identity recovery, and up to $2 million in identity theft insurance.
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Identity Theft Protection
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Now it’s easy to secure you and your family’s identity with real-time monitoring, robust credit protection, live agent-supported identity recovery, and up to $2 million in identity theft insurance.
Malwarebytes Identity Theft Protection has the tools to help.
Identity recovery & resolution
Get step-by-step phone-based guidance after an incident to restore your identity and recoup losses – all backed by an up to $2 million ID theft insurance policy.
Identity monitoring & alerts
Get rapid alerts & action steps if your data is being illegally traded or sold across the Dark Web and more.
Credit monitoring & reporting
Track changes in your credit activity and score & get help freezing it.
All-in-one coverage without breaking the bank
All Malwarebytes Identity Theft Protection Plans come with:
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Protection for individuals or families!
All single-device identity plans include Individual Identity Theft Protection for 1 adult (age 18+). Multi-device plans include Family Identity Theft Protection and fully cover 2 adults (age 18+), plus monitoring for up to 10 kids (under age 18).
Already a Malwarebytes customer? Log into My Account to add Identity Theft Protection to your subscription.
Learn more about the features of our Identity Protection services
Breach IQ
Personalized safety score and risk mitigation recommendations. Alerts if your personal information is part of a known breach.
Rapid Identity Threat & Dark Web Alerts
Included in all tiers of our identity services.
Scours thousands of websites, including those on the Dark Web, black market chat rooms, blogs, and other data sources to detect the illegal trading and selling of your personal information. Information monitored includes:
Bank, Debit, and Credit Account Number monitoring
Identity Number monitoring: Driver’s License, Medical ID, Medical Insurance ID, Passport Number, Phone number, National ID Number (such as Social Security or Social Insurance Number)
Email & Credential monitoring: Email addresses & Usernames and passwords associated with an account.
Fraud Alert Reminders
Helps you place a fraud alert on your credit file to prevent thieves from opening new lines of credit in your name.
Live agent recovery & restoration
Complete identity theft restoration services from Certified Protection Experts. Phone-based specialists can save you literally hundreds of hours by completing all the paperwork, making calls, and doing all the heavy lifting to make sure your identity is restored.
Includes Lost Wallet Assistance, to quickly cancel and replace credit, debit, and ATM cards if your wallet is lost or stolen.
Identity Theft Insurance
Guarantees that you recover certain out-of-pocket expenses and lost wages if your identity is stolen. Depending on your plan, insurance ranges from $1 million to $2 million and includes stolen funds reimbursement for any financial account. For policy terms, explanation of benefits and exclusions view the “Summary of Benefits” for$1Million USD Plansor$2Million USD Plans.
Insurance coverage does not apply to incidents prior to purchase and enrollment.
Advanced Social Media Identity Monitoring
Helps you monitor Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Instagram accounts for suspicious activity, malicious links and files, and scams
Credit Reporting and Scores
Instant online access to your credit reports and scores from Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion (single-bureau or 3-bureau available depending on plan).
Monitors your credit files every day to look for key changes such as the opening of new accounts, credit inquiries, exceeding credit limits, or missed payments.
Credit scores provided are based on the VantageScore ® 3.0 model.
Enhanced Dark Web Monitoring
Expanded monitoring and alerts for our Ultimate plan.
Additional information monitored include:
Bank & Credit Card Transaction Alerts: Smart notifications when a charge, withdrawal, or balance transfer exceeds a dollar amount determined by you.
Investment Account Activity Alerts: An early warning detection of possible fraud related to deposits, withdrawals, duplicate transactions, or balance transfers related to your 401(K), brokerage, and financial accounts, in order to address any potential criminal activity.
Change of Address: Monitors and alerts you if your mail has been redirected through USPS without your authorization to prevent thieves from forwarding your credit card statements, bills, and other financial documents.
Court Records Monitoring: Searches millions of criminal, court, and public records to make sure your identity is not being used by unauthorized individuals.
Sex Offender Registry Monitoring: Keeps a close eye on sex offender registries to monitor for illegal use of your identity. Conducts in-depth searches to find out if a sex offender fraudulently used your personal data as their registration information, or if a sex offender moves into your neighborhood.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many individuals are covered with Identity Theft Protection?
We made it very simple.
For plans with Identity Theft Protection:
1 device plans include “Individual” Identity Theft Protection coverage and Personal Data Remover* for one adult.
2+ device plans include “Family” Identity Theft Protection coverage for two adults (age 18+) and up to ten children (under the age of 18). For children, monitoring will be managed by the primary account. For US plans: Credit Activity Monitoring for children checks for the presence of a credit file and does not include Credit Reports. Personal Data Remover covers two adults.
Insurance Benefits under the policy are issued and covered by Lloyd’s, under a master group policy issued in the name of Cyberscout Limited, Sontiq Inc. and all subsidiaries for the benefit of members. For policy terms, explanation of benefits and exclusions view the “Summary of Benefits” for$1Million USD Plansor$2 Million USD Plans. “Family” plan insurance will cover the primary account holder and his or her household residents.
*US only
I’m already a Malwarebytes customer, how can I upgrade to these plans?
You can upgrade to any of these plans, and your subscription length won’t extend. You’ll simply pay the difference for the remaining time on your subscription.
Step 1: Sign in to your Malwarebytes account at my.malwarebytes.com.
Step 2: Click the “Upgrade” option on your Subscription page.
Step 3: Review your order and click “Submit Order.” You will receive an activation email.
Note: When you purchased Malwarebytes, we created an account for you using the email that you provided at the time of purchase.
After purchasing, how can I access my Identity Theft Protection services?
After purchasing, Identity Theft Protection Services can be accessed and activated through a portal link in MyAccount.
Identity Theft Protection services protect the personal information of individual people, not specific devices. No download is required, and you can access your online portal via MyAccount from any device.
What other products are included in these plans?
In addition to Identity services, all these plans include the following products:
Malwarebytes Premium Security Available for Windows, Mac, iOS, Android and Chromebook.
24/7 real-time protection against emerging threats without slowing you down
Advanced antivirus, anti-malware, anti-spyware & more
Malicious links/websites & phishing protection*
Ransomware, zero-day exploits, brute force and uninstall protection*
What’s the difference between Free and Premium Security products?
With Malwarebytes Free, you can manually scan and remove malware and viruses from your device. As soon as you download it, it will detect and remove all kinds of malware like viruses, spyware, and other advanced threats.
Get Malwarebytes Premium for your Windows, Mac, or Mobile devices for proactive and real-time protection.
