Many consumers fear becoming victims of identity theft, and rightly so. During the past two years, 47% of U.S. consumers have been victims of their identities being used to open some type of new account or file for benefits without their consent, or had an existing account taken over by a fraudster, with an estimated 42% increase in identity-related losses.

This data comes from one of the most comprehensive reports on identity crime to-date, U.S. Identity Theft: The Stark Reality. The report, developed by Aite Group and underwritten by GIACT, uncovers identity theft's pervasiveness perpetrated against U.S. consumers.

Register now to join Aite Group’s senior analyst, Shirley Inscoe, and Head of GIACT, Melissa Townsley-Solis, at 1 PM ET, Thursday, April 8, as they discuss the latest findings and share additional identity theft insights and data not covered in the report, including:

• The importance of firms detecting and preventing identity crimes,
• The impact of identity theft on consumer confidence in a financial institution,
• The high percentages of identity theft crimes committed by family members and friends, and
• How identity theft-related fraud can cost firms current and future customers.

All attendees will receive a copy of a new research report on identity theft published by Aite Group.