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Although identity theft is on the decline in the US, it still remains an online threat, a new report has highlighted.
Research conducted by Javelin Strategy and Research found that 8.1 million Americans were affected by such crime, a decrease of 3.6 per cent on the previous year, Tyler Paper reports.
The average amount each victim of identity theft lost was around $5,500 (££2,800), totalling $45 billion over the last year.
A large amount of such crime took place when a thief had secured direct contact with a person's sensitive information.
In response to the findings, the Better Business Bureau of Eastern North Carolina urged people in the US to exercise caution both off and online.
Beverly Baskin, president and chief executive officer of the organisation stated that identity theft is primarily a "crime of access".
She added: "Our goal here is to make the information less accessible and empower people to be their own first line of defence against identity theft."
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