Identity Theft Resource Center Uvodni trendi v identiteti 2021 ...

The 2021 Trends in Identity Report reveals that the ITRC saw a 1,044 percent increase in social media account hijacking.

“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,” said Eva Velasquez, President and CEO of the ITRC.

SAN DIEGO (PRWEB)
Avgust 17, 2022

The Identity Theft Resource Center® (ITRC), a nationally recognized nonprofit organization established to support victims of identity crime, has published its first-ever report that looks at the identity crimes committed against individuals as reported by the victims of those crimes – the ITRC’s Poročilo o trendih v identiteti za leto 2021.

In the report, the ITRC identifies the identity scams reported in 2021 and how criminals convinced people to willingly share information they know should be protected. The report also identifies how stolen information was used to open new accounts, as well as tips on what people can do to protect themselves and their information.

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 (PII) with criminals, and Prevare Google Voice were the most reported identity-related scams at 53 percent.

The ITRC saw increases in 2021 in the following areas:

• Reports from victims of non-financial account takeover (235 percent increase over 2020)
• Social media account takeover (1,044 percent increase over 2020)
• Identity misuse involving government credentials or accounts (154 percent increase from 2019-2020 and seven (7) percent increase from 2020 to 2021)

Download the ITRC’s 2021 Trends in Identity Report

“When we look back on 2021, it was a record-breaking year in so many different areas,” said Eva Velasquez, President and CEO of the Identity Theft Resource Center. “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.”

According to the 2021 Trends in Identity Report, the ITRC also saw rises in government identity misuse. There was a 288 percent increase in Small Business Administration (SBA) loan misuse. This grew 4,000 percent from 2018 to 2020. Also, there was a 32 percent increase in fraudulently filed taxes. Regarding financial account identity misuse trends, 37 percent of all account takeovers were bank accounts or financial accounts. Thirty-six (36) percent of new account fraud were credit card accounts, and there was an eight (8) percent increase year-over-year in new account fraud due to new accounts being opened.

In the Trends in Identity Report, the ITRC offers tips on how to stay vigilant:

• To reduce the risk of a social media scam that leads to an account takeover, watch out for a direct message from “friends” and followers that say you can win or earn easy money. If it seems too good to be true, it probably is. Don’t click on any links in a message you are not expecting. Instead, go directly to the source to verify the validity of the message. Don’t share PII.
• To reduce the risk of identity fraud tied to pandemic assistance, zamrznite kredit, guard your PII, and use strong and unique passcodes. Take the same steps to stay vigilant against new account fraud.

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Identity Theft Resource Center® (ITRC) je bil ustanovljen leta 1999 in je nacionalna neprofitna organizacija, ustanovljena za opolnomočenje in usmerjanje potrošnikov, žrtev, podjetij in vlade, da zmanjšajo tveganje in ublažijo vpliv ogrožanja identitete in kriminala. Z javno in zasebno podporo ITRC nudi brezplačno pomoč žrtvam in izobraževanje potrošnikov prek klepeta v živo na svojem spletnem mestu idtheftcenter.org in brezplačno telefonsko številko 888.400.5530. ITRC prav tako opremlja potrošnike in podjetja z informacijami o nedavnih kršitvah podatkov prek svojega orodja za sledenje kršitvam podatkov, obveščen. ITRC nudi pomoč določenim skupinam prebivalstva, vključno s skupnostmi gluhih/naglušnih in slepih/slabovidnih.

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