Identity Fraud Hits All-Time High in 2017
The rate of identity theft increased in 2017, amid years of fighting and a major shift in the way American debit and credit cards are used.

Despite years of battling, and a massive change in the way American's use debit and credit cards, the rate of identity fraud has soared in 2017.
According to Javelin Strategy & Research's annual Identity Fraud Study, the number of identity fraud victims in the United States has increased by 8%.
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