Identity theft is number one threat for consumers, says report

The German Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) has published a report on The State of IT Security in Germany in 2023, and the number one threat for consumers is… identity theft.

The thing is, you can protect your devices and your online privacy as much as possible, but what happens when some organization which you have trusted with your personal information gets breached?

The report states:

“For consumers, the issue of data leaks was prominent in the reporting …

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