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*This list is regularly updated with the latest identity theft statistics for 2017 - 2019. To date, we have compiled over 50 identity theft facts, figures and trends from a wide range of sources and covering a number of different countries.
As the world continues its relentless march toward all things digital, data is increasingly exposed. Each individual consumer's' personal information now resides on dozens, if not hundreds of servers across the globe. With that fact comes a somewhat obvious result: an increase in identity theft.

Data theft is a big business. According to Javelin Strategy, the number of identity theft victims in the US rose to 16.7 million in 2017. The cost of all of that lost data amounts to over nearly $17 billion. 2017 was not the worst year for identity theft losses so far, however. By comparison, 2012 was the highest at a loss value of $21.8 billion.

Additionally, Javelin Strategy found that children are increasingly the victims of identity fraud. While children have long been a target for Social Security Number misuse and credit card fraud, it appears the impact is growing. The security firm found that over 1 million children were ID theft victims in 2017.

For 2017 and 2018, identity theft statistics have taken center stage among the many stats and facts encompassing the entire realm of cybercrime. While ransomware gains more attention, identity theft remains much easier to pull off and monetize. Social security numbers, credit card numbers and other personal identity factors can be stolen and sold on the dark web, or used by criminals for quick and easy profit gain.

The following identity theft statistics are categorized to help get a better feel for how and why this threat continues to be a problem for consumers, businesses, and governments worldwide.

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Increasing risks, exposures, and loss values

As data from t he 2018 Identity Fraud Study by Javelin Strategy and Research has shown, identity theft isn't going away. Cybercriminals are still finding a relative ease-of-access to consumer data. Javelin Strategy, in particular, discovered that fraudsters notched over 2 million more victims to their belts in 2017. The numbers reveal that contrary to efforts to stem the tide of data theft, thieves are learning new ways to bypass protections, while consumers are facing even more risks and exposures to data theft.

A key area that saw lots of new activity is account takeovers, which increased 61% over 2015, totaling 1.4 million incidents. Account takeovers occur when thieves gain to access someone's accounts and change the contact and security information. ( Javelin Strategy and Research )

A surprising 13% of those who reported identity theft to law enforcement did want a police report taken. ( )

Both existing non-card fraud and account takeover increased in 2017. One million more consumers were victims in 2017 over 2018. (Source: Javelin Strategy)

A rather sizable 6.64 percent of all consumers were victims of identity fraud in 2017. (Source: Javelin Strategy)

According to a CSID survey, 52% of small businesses don't invest in cyber risk mitigation, believing that they don't store any private information. However, 68% at a minimum store email addresses, which is one potential entry vector for hackers. ( :

While all types of identity theft reporting were lower in 2017, according to FTC data, there was more credit card fraud and phone or utilities fraud. The FTC received over 133,000 credit card fraud reports in 2017 and over 55,000 phone or utilities fraud reports. (Source: FTC)

Credit cards and Social Security Numbers are still top targets for thieves

A surprising 13 percent of those who reported identity theft to law enforcement did want a police report taken. ( )

"Card-not-present fraud" is far more prevalent than traditional credit card fraud. Thanks to the increasing popularity of online shopping, card-not-present fraud is now 81 percent more common than point-of-sale credit card fraud. (Source: Javelin Strategy)

A startingly 13 percent of UK consumers believe it is acceptable to use someone else's credit card without their permission to shop online. (Source: Symantec)

A further 17 percent believe it is acceptable to use a false email or someone else's email to identify themselves. (Source: Symantec)

Credit card fraud is nothing new. Yet the introduction of the credit card a half-century ago quickly became an opportunity for thieves. Still, it wasn't until the introduction of e-commerce in the mid-1990s that stealing credit card information became far too easy. Now, rates of what is known as "card-present" fraud (where a fraudster is using a physical copy of the skimmed card) are going down, thanks in no small part to the introduction of the EMV chip . However, CNP or "card-not-present" fraud events may soon rise dramatically.

Alongside the ongoing threat of Social Security Number theft, it's easy to see why identity theft as a whole is not going anywhere. The following statistics and facts reveal why both credit card and Social Security Number theft are still problems.

Identity theft statistics reveal the problem is not going away

Identity theft is increasingly a 21st-century problem. As more data moves off of physical paper and onto Internet-connected servers, the chances of that data getting increases as well. While "malicious outsiders" remain active in stealing data (and by extension, loss of credit card numbers and Social Security Numbers), consumers share a good part of the blame for their lost data. Nevertheless, there are some positives that have emerged in response.
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Thankfully, Consumers are getting slightly better at detecting fraud attempts. Javelin Strategy and Research found that online shoppers tended to be quick at identifying fraud attempts . Surprisingly, 78 percent of fraud victims were able to detect fraud within a week's time.

Still, identity theft prevention appears to be on the rise despite savvier consumers. Data breaches show no signs of decreasing. And unfortunately, consumers still appear to be less than proactive when it comes to securing their private information.

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This list is regularly updated with the latest identity theft statistics for 2017 - 2019. To date, we have compiled over 50 identity theft facts, figures and trends from a wide range of sources and covering a number of different countries. As the world continues its relentless march toward all things digital, data is increasingly exposed.

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One of the common way to stay protected when purchasing on an "unsecured network" is using a VPN which not only helps you with faster internet but also to stay protected from any theft anyone tries to do. When you get mail that you dont want or need and it has any type of crucial information make sure to Shred it or rip it to make it really hard to put back together. The most common mistake people do when they loose a card is they always take a while looking for it and some even take days trying to look for it when someone else probably has it so when you lose it also call to cancel it so no one starts purchasing from it.

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Another common way to get your identity stolen is when you accidently forget your wallet or purse or anything that contains your debit card/credit card and they start buying things without you knowing

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Another mayor way to get your identity stolen is by dumpster diving because though it sounds disgusting people still do it.  when you throw away your mail like. bank statements or any mail that has certain valuable information.

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There are many ways to get your identity stolen. One of the ways now a days is through online. For example when you purchase something and youre not in a secured wifi mainly when you shop and youre at a restaurant or at the mall people can easily get your information.

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Identity theft is when Someone hacks or is able to obtain certain information to be able to identify as yourself.