การขโมยข้อมูลส่วนบุคคล is the indictable offense of appropriating and using the identity of another person or entity in order to conduct criminal activity or gain financial advantage.
Information obtained through การขโมยข้อมูลส่วนบุคคล may be employed for purposes such as fraudulent credit card transactions and/or unauthorized use of different services.
การขโมยข้อมูลส่วนบุคคล can give rise to serious criminal charges, including charges against the victims. In any event, such incidents are quite disturbing for victims who must spend time and money trying to undo the harm that has been done to them.
The public also tends to think less of an organization that has suffered a theft of personal customer information. Such incidents can result in lost customers, which can in turn lead to financial losses and a loss of jobs.