ID THEFT PROTECT - Identity Theft and Identity Fraud Statistics

Email with infected attachments - 1 in 2500. (Sophos security report, July 2008)

Spam in business email - 97%. (Sophos security report, July 2008)

Blogger (Blogspot.com) is top host for malware. (Sophos security report, July 2008)

Check fraud grows by 25 percent each year in the US. (American Bankers Association, July 2008)

The cost of identity theft to US banks and businesses currently stands at $56 billion a year. (The Federal Trade Commission Survey, July 2008)

Note: Statistics are in ascending month order.

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