10/11/2023
The Identity Theft Resource Center tracked 2,116 data compromises in the first three quarters of 2023, breaking the all-time high of 1,862 compromises in 2021 SAN DIEGO, October 11, 2023 – Today, the Identity Theft Resource Center® (ITRC), a nationally recognized nonprofit organization established to support victims of identity crime, released its U.S. data breach findings for…
09/26/2023
According to the Identity in Practice Report, 56 percent of participants were victimized by strangers and 40 percent by someone they know; findings point to the need for more culturally aware victim assistance SAN DIEGO, September 26, 2023 – Today, the Identity Theft Resource Center® (ITRC), a nationally recognized nonprofit organization established to support victims of identity…
08/23/2023
Sixteen (16) percent of Identity Theft Resource Center victims surveyed reported thoughts of suicide, up from ten (10) percent in 2022 SAN DIEGO, August 23, 2023 – Today, the Identity Theft Resource Center® (ITRC), a nationally recognized nonprofit organization established to support victims of identity crime, has published its 2023 Consumer Impact Report, supported by Experian.…
07/25/2023
Socure’s head of public sector strategy brings vast experience as an identity verification and fraud risk prevention expert to the ITRC Board of Directors SAN DIEGO, July 25, 2023 – Jordan Burris of Socure, the leading provider of digital identity verification and fraud solutions, has joined the Board of Directors of the Identity Theft Resource…
07/12/2023
The Identity Theft Resource Center tracked 951 compromises in Q2 and saw 1,393 data events in the first half of the year; on pace for a record number of data compromises by year’s end SAN DIEGO, July 12, 2023 – Today, the Identity Theft Resource Center® (ITRC), a nationally recognized nonprofit organization established to support victims…
05/17/2023
In 2022, 61 percent (4,081) of identity compromise reports to the ITRC were victims of a Google Voice scam, up from 53 percent in 2021 (3,926) SAN DIEGO, May 17, 2023 – The Identity Theft Resource Center® (ITRC), a nationally recognized nonprofit organization established to support victims of identity crime, has published its second-annual report…
05/09/2023
Sixty-three percent of surveyed government executives say their agency has returned to experiencing pre-pandemic levels of identity fraud SAN DIEGO, May 9, 2023 – The Identity Theft Resource Center® (ITRC), a nationally recognized nonprofit organization established to support victims of identity crime, and – LexisNexis® Risk Solutions, a leading provider of data, analytics, and technology to help organizations manage…
04/13/2023
The number of data breaches with no actionable information about the root cause of the compromise grew to 187 in Q1 2023 compared to 155 in Q1 2022 SAN DIEGO, April 13, 2023 – Today, the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC), a nationally recognized nonprofit organization established to support victims of identity crime, released its…
01/25/2023
2022 data compromises were the second-highest number of data events in a single year and only 60 events short of 2021’s all-time high in compromises SAN DIEGO, January 25, 2023 – Today, the Identity Theft Resource Center® (ITRC), a nationally recognized nonprofit organization established to support victims of identity crime, will release its 17th Annual Data…
01/18/2023
The release of the Annual Data Breach Report supports the Data Privacy Week 2023 initiative to educate businesses on data collection best practices that respect data privacy and promote transparency SAN DIEGO, January 18, 2023 – Today, the Identity Theft Resource Center® (ITRC), a nationally recognized nonprofit organization established to support victims of identity crime,…
