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Identity Theft Survey Report 2003 - Incidence of Identity Theft.
* 4.7% of American adults surveyed said that within the last 5 years they had discovered that they were the victim of an Identity Theft that involved the opening of new accounts or loans or committing theft, fraud, or other crimes using the victim’s personal information (“New Accounts & Other Frauds” ID Theft). (Approximately 65% of those who experienced “New Accounts & Other Frauds” ID Theft within the last five years also experienced the misuse of an existing credit card or other account – 22% experienced the misuse of an existing credit card, 26% experienced the misuse of an existing non-credit card account, and 16% experienced both the misuse of existing credit cards and the misuse of existing non-credit card accounts.)
* Within the past 5 years, 2.0% of adults reported having an existing account other than a credit card, such as a checking or savings account or a utility account misused (“Misuse of Existing Non-Credit Card Accounts” ID Theft). (40% of these victims also experienced the misuse of an existing credit card).
* The most commonly reported form of Identity Theft involves the misuse of an existing credit
card or credit card number. 6.0% of survey participants indicated they had been the victim of ID Theft, but that the misuse of their information had been Limited to the misuse of an existing credit card or credit card number (“Misuse of Existing Credit Card or Card Number” ID Theft).
In total, 12.7% of survey respondents reported that within the last five years they had discovered that they were victims of one of the three types of Identity Theft. This implies that approximately 27 million American adults have been victims in this period. Non-whites also report slightly higher rates of victimization (16%) than whites (12%).
Residents of the West Census region were most likely to be victims of Identity Theft within the past 5 years (14%). The crime was found least in the Midwest region (10%) over the same time period. Among respondents from the South, 13% reported experience with Identity Theft; 12% of those in the Northeast region also have been victimized. Americans age 55 and over were slightly less likely to report victimization within the past 5 years (9%) than the population as a whole (13%).
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United States: Cybersecurity And The Law: What To Expect In 2012
Utility Products
Ceridian Corp., 2010 WL 6144191 (3rd Cir. Dec. 12, 2011) (disclosure, possibility of identity theft not enough), and Krottner v. Starbucks Corp., 628 F.3d 1139 (9th Cir. 2010) (disclosure, possibility of identity theft may suffice); Pisciotta v.
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Cybersecurity And The Law: What To Expect In 2012
Mondaq News Alerts (registration)
12, 2011) (disclosure, possibility of identity theft not enough), and Krottner v. Starbucks Corp., 628 F.3d 1139 (9th Cir. 2010) (disclosure, possibility of identity theft may suffice); Pisciotta v. Old National Bancorp. (7th Cir.
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