In today's eMarketer newsletter they had an interesting article about identity theft. According to a new survey/report, most cases of identity theft still actually occur offline (e.g. lost wallet)

Another interesting point in the article was that those who "discovered the crime through electronic means — online, ATM or other — averaged a lower amount of monetary loss than those who found the theft on their paper statements."

Overall I think people should continue to use common sense/best practises when making purchases on and offline.

Read the complete article here.