Identity Theft Statistics

64% of executives have Social Security numbers exposed in breach data.

54% of executives have their Social Security numbers listed for sale on dark web marketplaces.

38% of security and IT leaders identify compromised AI identity and session theft as security incidents tied to AI systems.

One in ten adults aged 18+ in the United States, UK, Austria, Germany, and Switzerland have had explicit AI images made of them without consent.

81% of parents in the surveyed countries fear their child's likeness will be stolen.

19% of adults aged 18+ in the United States, UK, Austria, Germany, and Switzerland have experienced AI-driven identity harm, rising to 30% among Gen Z.

13% of adults aged 18+ in the United States, UK, Austria, Germany, and Switzerland have created a family codeword to guard against likeness theft.

81% of adults aged 18+ in the United States, UK, Austria, Germany, and Switzerland fear someone stealing their family's likeness.

Fraudulent employment accounted for 40% of misuse cases for children and dependents.

35% of identity crime victims report losses exceeding $10,000.

Nearly 68% of identity crime victims who have not contacted the ITRC have seriously considered self-harm.

11% of identity crime victims report losses greater than $1,000,000.

Among identity crime victims who receive support from the ITRC, 14% have seriously considered self-harm.

Synthetic fraud showed an eight-fold global increase year over year.

More than one in ten frauds (11%) involve a synthetic identity.

Synthetic identity fraud accounted for 48.3% of fraud in Latin America.

54% of U.S. school districts rate student identity theft or long-term harm as their number one concern.

Only 21% of U.S. school districts feel most confident addressing student identity threats.

Telecommunications identity theft averaged above 9%.

First-party fraud averaged just above 3% overall.

Demand Deposit Account (DDA) identity theft averaged above 10%, a new high for the industry.

Synthetic fraud rate dropped from roughly 67 basis points to 48 basis points, averaging 58 basis points.

Other consumer lending identity theft averaged 0.75%.

Identity theft rates peaked at 6.75% in the week of Christmas 2025.

Credit card identity theft averaged 2.82%.

Auto lending identity theft averaged 4.21%.

11% of Americans report experiencing tax-related identity theft, rising to 17% among adults aged 25–34.

82% of Americans say they are worried about tax fraud or identity theft this year.

23% of adults under 45 report experiencing tax-related identity theft, compared with 4–5% of adults aged 55 and older.

Nearly 70% of incidents in the Americas began with stolen or misused accounts.

27% of internal audit leaders are concerned about synthetic identity fraud enabled by AI.

40% of consumers worry most about identity theft.

Nearly 60% of organizations report fraudsters using compromised Personally Identifiable Information (PII) to bypass knowledge-based authentication (KBA).

The Identity Theft Resource Center tracks 3,322 data compromises in 2025 (2025)

41% of IT, cybersecurity, risk, and fraud leaders reported that their company has hired and onboarded a fraudulent candidate.

Only 28% of IT, cybersecurity, risk, and fraud leaders consider deepfake-resistant verification tools a priority for identity and access management modernization.

More than 80% of IT, cybersecurity, risk, and fraud leaders rely on phone and video to confirm identities.

40% of IT, cybersecurity, risk, and fraud leaders believe their current defenses against AI-driven identity attacks are definitely adequate.

52% of IT, cybersecurity, risk, and fraud leaders are definitely rethinking identity and access management strategies to address AI-driven identity threats.

88% of organizations encounter deepfake or impersonation attacks at least occasionally.