PINcept.com: One in 10 are Victims of ID theft

One in 10 are Victims of ID theft - Australian Survey

Australians are falling victim to online identity theft at an alarming rate, a new survey suggests.

The survey of 2500 Australians found about one in 10 had fallen victim to online identity theft in the past 12 months. They each lost an average of $1000 as a result, according to the survey compiled by Galaxy Research for VeriSign, a company that sells online security products.

If the survey results are extrapolated nationally, it means 1.37 million Australian internet users have been the victims of fraudsters, costing them $1.3 billion in a single year. <<read more>>