90% of credit card fraud comes from accounts you never opened

Most credit card fraud doesn't start with a stolen card. It starts with a brand-new account you never opened.
The Motley Fool

Credit Card Fraud Is Up 54% -- These 5 Habits Make You a Hard Target

Yep -- got the email a couple of days ago, and it seems my personal info was caught up in a massive bank data breach. Hackers now have access to my full name, address, birthdate, email, phone number - ...
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5 Steps That Dramatically Cut Your Risk of Identity Theft in 2026

More than 1.15 million cases of identity theft were reported to the FTC in just the first three quarters of 2025, already surpassing all of 2024. Credit card fraud led the way, and the trend line is ...

Why physical ID theft is harder to fix than credit card fraud

Physical ID theft recovery proves more complex than credit card fraud, requiring police reports across multiple jurisdictions ...
KCCI Des Moines

Iowa woman linked to multi-state identity theft, credit card fraud arrested

DEGREES COMING UP HERE SHORTLY. THANK YOU. JASON. AN IOWA WOMAN WITH MULTIPLE THEFT AND FORGERY CHARGES ACROSS CENTRAL IOWA AND OUT OF STATE IS NOW IN CUSTODY. CLIVE POLICE SAY 24 YEAR OLD EMMA ...