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Identity Fraud Cost US Consumers $16 billion in 2014, less than in 2013

The annual study published by Javelin Strategy & Research on identity fraud estimates that U.S. consumers actually suffered fewer losses than in the past. The number of victims of identity fraud decreased by 3 percent from 13.1 million in 2013 to 12.7 million in 2014. Students are the category with a low perception of the threat, with more than 64 percent saying they were not very concerned about fraud. However, this same group is more likely to perceive significant effects due to the occurrence of fraud (15 percent experiencing moderate or severe impact)”]

Source: https://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/34449/cyber-crime/javelin-study-2015-identity-fraud.html

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