Recent Articles About ID Theft Statistics

Data Breaches Are on the Rise, but How Much Do People Actually Care? [Survey]

All About Cookies surveyed people to find out how many have had data leaked in a breach before, what they did about it, how concerned they are about future leaks, and more.

Identity Theft in America: How Many People Are Affected? [Survey]

All About Cookies surveyed U.S. adults to discover how many people have been victims of identity theft and how they were impacted by the crime.

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States Where Elder Fraud Is on the Rise in America [Data]

All About Cookies analyzed FBI data to find the states with the biggest increase in elder fraud in recent years.

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Identity Theft Hot Spots: The U.S. Cities With the Biggest Increases in Stolen Identities

All About Cookies analyzed government data to find the U.S. cities with the biggest increases in identity theft in recent years.

A person is looking at their phone in front of a laptop with an animated exclamation point in front of its screen. The screen says "Data Breach."

Identity Theft in America: How Many People Are Affected? [Survey]

All About Cookies surveyed U.S. adults to find out how many people have been victims of identity theft and what the impact was.

84% of Internet Users Practice Dangerous Password Behaviors [Survey]

All About Cookies surveyed 1,000 people to find out how many passwords they have, how old those passwords are, and what common elements people use to create them.

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Catfish Capitals: These Are the Places You’re Most Likely To Fall Victim to a Catfishing Scam

All About Cookies used FBI data to find out which states people are getting catfished most often, where they’re losing the most money to romance scams, and more.

A U.S. $100 dollar bill shows Ben Franklin's face torn open to show the words, "You got scammed" as a reference to how online shopping fraud increases over the holidays.

Online Shopping Fraud is Most Common in These States [2022 Analysis]

By analyzing online shopping fraud complaints filed to the government, the All About Cookies team was able to see the states where fraud is the most and least common, how much scammers are getting away with, and more.

A phone call from an unknown number is likely an unwanted call in these cities that receive the most scam calls in the US.

Unwanted Calls? Study Reveals You May Live in One of the Most Afflicted Cities

According to new data, certain cities in the U.S. are bigger targets for telemarketing and scam calls.

An American Airlines jet lands at the Fort Lauderdale, Florida, airport. American Airlines was involved in a data breach in July 2022.

20 Biggest Data Breaches of 2022 You Should Know

These are the 20 biggest data breaches of 2022 you should know about.