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We've curated 94 cybersecurity statistics about Identity to help you understand how identity theft, credential management, and authentication practices are evolving in 2025. Discover the trends and threats affecting how personal and organizational identities are secured!

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Of those who contacted the ITRC, 35% reported personal information compromise.

Identity Theft Resource Center6/24/2025
Personal information

Attempted misuse largely involved financial accounts (85%).

Identity Theft Resource Center6/24/2025
Financial

The ITRC saw a 31-percentage-point decrease in reported identity crimes (compromise, theft, and misuse) compared to the previous year.

Identity Theft Resource Center6/24/2025

More broadly, 60% of survey respondents are concerned about the impact of AI on the privacy and security of their digital identities.

Okta6/24/2025
ConsumerAI

Job scams dropped by 31 percentage points and totalled 10% of all scam reports

Identity Theft Resource Center6/24/2025
Scam

Impersonation scams were the top reported type of scam to the ITRC, showing a 148-percentage-point increase year-over-year.

Identity Theft Resource Center6/24/2025
ScamImpersonation scam

There was a 41-percentage-point decrease in victims reporting their PII was shared in a scam.

Identity Theft Resource Center6/24/2025
Personal informationScam

36% of reports of misuse involved new account creation using an individual’s personal information.

Identity Theft Resource Center6/24/2025
Personal information

51% of impersonation scams impersonated a general business.

Identity Theft Resource Center6/24/2025
ScamImpersonation scam

There was an overall increase in other reported compromises, including a 71-percentage-point rise in reports of stolen documents with personal information.

Identity Theft Resource Center6/24/2025
Personal information

There was a 47-percentage-point increase in reports of account takeover involving person-to-person payment apps.

Identity Theft Resource Center6/24/2025
Account takeover

The number of people experiencing multiple identity-related concerns increased year-over-year from 15% to 24%.

Identity Theft Resource Center6/24/2025

Of those who contacted the ITRC, 52% reported misuse of their personal information.

Identity Theft Resource Center6/24/2025
Personal information

The number of fraudulent new property leases and rentals reported rose 102 percentage points.

Identity Theft Resource Center6/24/2025

Reports of fraudulent federal student loans increased 111 percentage points.

Identity Theft Resource Center6/24/2025

51% of impersonation scams impersonated a general business.

Identity Theft Resource Center6/24/2025
ScamImpersonation scam

Of attempted misuse attempts that involved financial accounts, 56% involved credit card accounts.

Identity Theft Resource Center6/24/2025
Financial

21% of impersonation scams impersonated a financial institution.

Identity Theft Resource Center6/24/2025
ScamImpersonation scam

53% of reports of misuse involved account takeover.

Identity Theft Resource Center6/24/2025
Account takeover

Reports of stolen birth certificates spiked 612 percentage points.

Identity Theft Resource Center6/24/2025
Personal information