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Identity Theft Resource Center
Cybersecurity reports and statistics published by Identity Theft Resource Center
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Research Reports
Reports and publications from Identity Theft Resource Center
Identity Theft Resource Center 2025 Annual Data Breach Report: Record Number of Data Compromises in 2025; 79 Percent Jump Over Five Years
1/28/2026
ITRC 2025 Business Impact Report
12/10/2025
Identity Theft Resource Center 2025 Consumer Impact Report: Financial & Emotional Impacts Rise Across the Board; AI is Seen as a Threat - ITRC
10/28/2025
2025 H1 Data Breach Report
7/18/2025
2025 Trends in Identity Report
6/24/2025
Biometric Consumer Attitude Report
5/20/2025
2024 Annual Data Breach Report
1/1/2025
Recent Statistics & Reports
Impersonation scams were the top reported type of scam to the ITRC, showing a 148-percentage-point increase year-over-year.
6/24/2025•
IdentityScamImpersonation scam
There was a 41-percentage-point decrease in victims reporting their PII was shared in a scam.
6/24/2025•
IdentityPersonal informationScam
There was an overall increase in other reported compromises, including a 71-percentage-point rise in reports of stolen documents with personal information.
6/24/2025•
IdentityPersonal information
53% of reports of misuse involved account takeover.
6/24/2025•
IdentityAccount takeover
Reports of stolen birth certificates spiked 612 percentage points.
6/24/2025•
IdentityPersonal information
36% of reports of misuse involved new account creation using an individual’s personal information.
6/24/2025•
IdentityPersonal information
51% of impersonation scams impersonated a general business.
6/24/2025•
IdentityScamImpersonation scam
Attempted misuse largely involved financial accounts (85%).
6/24/2025•
IdentityFinancial
Of attempted misuse attempts that involved financial accounts, 14% involved checking accounts.
6/24/2025•
IdentityFinancial
Of attempted misuse attempts that involved financial accounts, 56% involved credit card accounts.
6/24/2025•
IdentityFinancial
The ITRC saw a 31-percentage-point decrease in reported identity crimes (compromise, theft, and misuse) compared to the previous year.
6/24/2025•
Identity
21% of impersonation scams impersonated a financial institution.
6/24/2025•
IdentityScamImpersonation scam
Job scams dropped by 31 percentage points and totalled 10% of all scam reports
6/24/2025•
IdentityScam
The top methods of identity compromise reported were due to PII being shared in a scam, stolen documents with personal information, and unauthorized access to a computer or mobile device.
6/24/2025•
IdentityPersonal informationScam
There was a 754-percentage-point increase in reports of account takeover involving tech accounts.
6/24/2025•
IdentityAccount takeover
Attempted misuse largely involved financial accounts (85%).
6/24/2025•
IdentityFinancial
Google Voice scams decreased by 84 percentage points and made up 9% of all scam reports.
6/24/2025•
IdentityScam
There was a 47-percentage-point increase in reports of account takeover involving person-to-person payment apps.
6/24/2025•
IdentityAccount takeover
The number of people experiencing multiple identity-related concerns increased year-over-year from 15% to 24%.
6/24/2025•
Identity
For attempted misuse, thieves tried to open a new account (69%) more often than attempting to take over an existing account (31%).
6/24/2025•
IdentityAccount takeover
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