In 2025, more than 6.4 million cases of identity theft and fraud were estimated to have been reported to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). It is a stark contrast from 2019, when just 3.5 million ...

They may show up as a small card charge, a strange IRS letter, a missing bill or an Explanation of Benefits for care you never received. Each one can look like routine mail or another account notice.

Identity theft tied to major data broker breaches has cost Americans more than $20 billion over the past decade, according to a 2026 report from the U.S. Senate Joint Economic Committee. That figure ...