Rising concurrent identity crime incidents among identity crime victims in 2025-2026
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Identity crime victims faced more overlapping incidents in 2025-2026, increasing the risk that one compromise would spread across multiple accounts and institutions. A dataset of over 6,000 reports found nearly 26% of victims dealt with two or more concurrent incidents, up from 24% the prior year. Unauthorized device/PC access rose sharply and became a major driver of compromise, while account takeovers remained the largest misuse category at 50%. The pattern points to more chained identity abuse and slower recovery for victims caught in multi-step fraud.
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10.06.2026 13:15 2 articles · 1mo ago
ITRC finds nearly 26% of victims faced two or more concurrent identity crime incidents
Industry Or Public Sector UpdateThe Identity Theft Resource Center's 2026 Trends in Identity Report, based on over 6,000 reports covering April 1 2025 to March 31 2026, says identity crime is becoming more complex as nearly 26% of victims experienced two or more concurrent incidents, up from 24% the year before. The same report says unauthorized device/PC access accounted for 27% of identity compromise incidents and rose 78% year over year.
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- Over a Quarter of Identity Crime Victims Hit by Multiple Incidents, ITRC Data Shows — www.infosecurity-magazine.com — 10.06.2026 13:15
- Over a Quarter of Identity Crime Victims Hit by Multiple Incidents, ITRC Data Shows — www.infosecurity-magazine.com — 10.06.2026 13:15