Some consumers prefer to have an identity theft protection service in addition to a credit monitoring service because If your identity is stolen, recovery may take a long time and the road will be complicated. In addition to signaling that there is an activity on your credit report, an identity theft protection service could monitor for suspicious or fraudulent activity involving your identity. Some examples are looking over criminal databases, the dark web, social media, bank accounts, and other places where your Social Security number is used.
