SOCIAL MEDIA IDENTITY THEFT STATISTICS

Jun 29, 2022More than 5% of 2019 consumers were victims of identity theft for almost $17 million in damages – an increase of over $2 million from the ⁽¹⁾ …

Oct 7, 202216. Social media users are a high-risk group for identity theft Those who use social media are among the most likely to experience fraud.⁽²⁾ …

Identity Theft Statistics: Fraud Is on the Rise – Experian

Oct 11, 2022The number of consumer identity theft complaints in the U.S. rose 3.3%, to just over 1.43 million from about 1.39 million in 2020, the FTC ⁽³⁾ …

May 6, 2022Last year, the FTC processed 15,374 email or social media identity theft reports, a 9% increase from 2020. · Fraud victims in the U.S. reported ⁽⁴⁾ …

20 Worrying Identity Theft Statistics for 2022 – Fortunly

Aug 8, 2022People who are active on social media are 30% more likely to have their details stolen when compared to other people.⁽⁵⁾ …

The Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) Consumer Sentinel Network took in over 5.7 million reports in 2021 of which 49 percent were for fraud, and 25 percent for ⁽⁶⁾ …

May 18, 2022Last year, the FTC received more than 1.4 million reports of identity theft (Source: Federal Trade Commission | Consumer Sentinel Network Data ⁽⁷⁾ …