the Fraudian Slip Podcast: Identity Theft Resource Center – 2025 Trends in Identity Report by ITRC

Summary

• The Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC) recently released its annual Trends in Identity Report, which looks at the identity crimes committed against individuals as reported by the victims of those crimes from April 1, 2024, through March 31, 2025. 
• According to the report, the ITRC saw a 31-percentage-point decrease in reported identity crimes compared to the previous year. However, the number of people experiencing multiple identity-related concerns compared to contacts year-over-year increased from 15 percent to 24 percent.  
• Most reported misuse involved misuse of accounts, including account takeover (53 percent) and new accounts created using an individual’s personal information (36 percent).  
• Impersonation scams were the top reported type of scam to the ITRC, a 148-percentage point increase year-over-year. Scammers typically impersonated a general business (51 percent of impersonation scams) or a financial institution (21 percent of impersonation scams).
• ITRC COO and Head of Victim Services, Mona Terry, sat down and discussed the findings from the 2025 Trends in Identity Report by ITRC. You can learn more about the report and other topics discussed in this podcast by visiting our company website, idtheftcenter.org. To download the report, click here.
• If you think you are the victim of an identity crime, call or text the ITRC toll-free by phone (888.400.5530) or live chat on our webpage to speak with an expert advisor.

Below is a transcript and webinar of our podcast with Mona Terry, COO and Head of Victim Services of the Identity Theft Resource Center

Welcome to the Fraudian Slip, the Identity Theft Resource Center’s (ITRC) podcast, where we talk about all things identity theft, fraud and scams that impact people and businesses. This week, we published our 2025 Trends in Identity Report by ITRC.

The report examines trends based on contacts from victims and individuals seeking prevention information who have contacted the ITRC between April 1, 2024, and March 31, 2025. For the report, the ITRC examined the wide range of identity crimes, including identity theft, fraud and scams, as well as attempted crimes.  

ITRC COO and Head of Victim Services, Mona Terry, presented the findings from this year’s study in a webinar. We have a link below for this week’s podcast.

Watch the Webinar

You can download a copy of the ITRC’s 2025 Trends in Identity Report by ITRC on our website, www.idtheftcenter.org/reports. You can also click here.

Contact the ITRC

If you think you have been the victim of an identity crime or want to avoid becoming a victim, you can speak with an ITRC expert advisor toll-free on the phone or via text (888.400.5530), chat live on the web or send us an email during our normal business hours (6 a.m.-5 p.m. PT Monday-Friday). Just visit www.idtheftcenter.org to get started.

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