There are many ways in which identity theft and other information crimes can occur, something that has become more and more prominent with each passing year (at least here in the United States). As a matter of fact, the number of cases seen each year only continues to increase, with well over 16.5 million cases (around 16.7 million cases, to be just a bit more exact) seen in the year of 2017 alone. If nothing is done to stop cases of identity theft from occurring, this number is one that is only likely to climb in the years that are ahead.