The FTC added a total of roughly 5.7 million consumer reports to its Consumer Sentinel Network (Sentinel) secure online database in 2021. Consumers reported losses of more than $5.8 billion to fraud during last year, a massive total increase of over 70% compared to the losses reported in 2020. The FTC also received nearly 1.4 million reports of identity theft in 2021, representing a quarter of all reports filed last year. Online shopping accounted for about $392 million in reported losses from consumers.”]