How can cybercriminals harm a person whose personal information they have stolen?

When a person obtains someone else's personal information, these are some thing that could potentially happen that would harm the person whose identity has been stolen: Open new lines of credit (can harm your credit and incur debt). Seek medical attention (could be harmful by getting incorrect medical information on your record, or incurring debt). Drain savings and retirement accounts Provide an alias when arrested (harmful if the cops look for you when the other person runs, or if the other person uses your information to pay bail. Get a job and file false tax returns (could be harmful when the IRS sees the records and thinks that you are not paying taxes on all of your income).