Identity fraud is running rampant. Between corporate breaches and online exploits against individuals, hackers are stealing identities in record numbers and posting it to the Web from all over the country, right? Wrong on all counts, according to new studies of the ID fraud space.

The reports — one released yesterday by Javelin Strategy and Research, and one released by ID Analytics a few months ago — offer data that debunks many of the current myths about identity theft. If you think you know what’s happening in the ID fraud space, take a gander at some of the data offered by these new reports. You may find you don’t know as much as you thought you did. Ten Myths About Identity Fraud - Desktop Security News Analysis - Dark Reading

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