the Fraudian Slip Podcast: ITRC, BIC, FIDO Alliance Policy Forum – Victim Discusses Navigating ID Misuse in the Foster Care System

Summary

• Inherent in the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC), Better Identity Coalition (BIC) & FIDO Alliance Policy Forum is the impact identity crimes have on people.
• ITRC CEO Eva Velasquez sits down with identity theft victim, Kyra Kurita, in a spotlight session titled “Navigating Misuse in the Foster Care System.”
• In the spotlight session, Kurita shares her personal experience of being an identity crime victim, particularly in the foster care system, and her path to recovery.
• The ITRC is sharing this session this week as part of National Crime Victims’ Rights Week and the release of our 2025 Annual Report. To download our report, click here.
• You can learn more about identity crimes and other topics discussed in this podcast and at the policy forum by visiting our company website, idtheftcenter.org.
• If you think you have been the victim of identity theft, fraud or a scam, call or text the ITRC toll-free by phone (400.5530) or live chat on our webpage to speak with an expert advisor.

Below is a summary of our podcast featuring identity theft victim, Kyra Kurita, who spoke at the ITRC, BIC & FIDO Alliance Policy Forum

Welcome to the Fraudian Slip, a podcast by the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC), where we peel back the layers of the latest scams, fraud and identity threats. This month, in honor of National Crime Victims’ Rights Week and the release of our 2025 Annual Report, we speak with an identity theft victim to gain insights into victimization in the foster care system.

In this podcast, you will be listening in on a special conversation titled “Navigating Identity Misuse in the Foster Care System”. In this session, which took place at the Identity, Authentication and the Road Ahead Identity Policy Forum, ITRC CEO Eva Velasquez sat down with identity theft victim Kyra Kurita to discuss her experience. The discussion underscores the real-world stakes of these issues.

To watch the full panel, click here.

As we observe National Crime Victims’ Rights Week, we encourage you to download our 2025 Annual Report to see the full scope of how these crimes affect our communities, and how you can help us in our efforts to make victims whole and ensure no one is left behind. To download the report, click here.

If you think you have been the victim of identity theft, fraud or a scam, or want to avoid becoming a victim, you can speak with an ITRC expert advisor toll-free on the phone or by 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. 

Be sure to like this episode and subscribe wherever you listen to your podcasts. We will return next week with another episode of our sister podcast, the Weekly Breach Breakdown, with special guest Tom Kemp of CalPrivacy to discuss DROP, and then again next month with another edition of the Fraudian Slip.