The source surveyed 7,021 adults in Australia, France, Germany, India, Japan, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom between November and December 2022 and 5,004 adults in the US were surveyed in January 2023.
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Identity theft consequences for victims worldwide 2023
As of January 2023, the most common consequence of identity theft for the victims was wasting time on solving the issues, with ** percent of responding victims claiming so. A further ** percent of respondents said that they had to freeze their credit card due to identity theft. Overall, ** percent had experienced at least one of the mentioned repercussions.
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Gen Digital. (February 28, 2023). Most common consequences of identity theft experienced by adults worldwide as of January 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 07, 2026, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1389549/identity-theft-impact-victims-worldwide/
Gen Digital. "Most common consequences of identity theft experienced by adults worldwide as of January 2023." Chart. February 28, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 07, 2026. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1389549/identity-theft-impact-victims-worldwide/
Gen Digital. (2023). Most common consequences of identity theft experienced by adults worldwide as of January 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 07, 2026. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1389549/identity-theft-impact-victims-worldwide/
Gen Digital. "Most Common Consequences of Identity Theft Experienced by Adults Worldwide as of January 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Feb 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1389549/identity-theft-impact-victims-worldwide/
Gen Digital, Most common consequences of identity theft experienced by adults worldwide as of January 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1389549/identity-theft-impact-victims-worldwide/ (last visited May 07, 2026)
Most common consequences of identity theft experienced by adults worldwide as of January 2023 [Graph], Gen Digital, February 28, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1389549/identity-theft-impact-victims-worldwide/
