Security News > 2022 > August > Identity crimes reach all-time high

The Identity Theft Resource Center has published a report that looks at the identity crimes committed against individuals as reported by the victims of those crimes.

In 2021, the ITRC received the highest number of contacts in its history about identity crimes and requests for assistance to prevent identity misuse.

Identity scams were the primary cause of victims sharing personally identifiable information with criminals, and Google Voice scams were the most reported identity-related scams at 53 percent.

Identity crimes increases in 2021 Reports from victims of non-financial account takeover.

Identity misuse involving government credentials or accounts.

"We saw many different forms of identity crimes reach levels we have not seen since we were founded in 1999. With high water marks for identity fraud, compromises, and misuse, it's important to take protective measures like freezing your credit, using strong 12+ character unique passphrases on all of your accounts and ignoring suspicious messages."

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