Modern information and communication technology, apart from their numerous advantages, bring with themselves new forms of threats and dangers to which any of their users are exposed. One of the most serious is the identity theft through ICT which is the matter of concern not only for the victims but also for the experts in IT and legislation. This paper analyses technological and legal aspect of identity theft. Concerning technological aspect, the paper recognizes the manners of identity theft through ICT and the methods and techniques which ICT users can apply as their protection. With regard to legal aspect the paper examines the possibilities for protection within the existing legal framework and points out the possibility of its advancement by analyzing the experience obtained worldwide. All mentioned in the paper is aimed at protecting of the ICT users and also at creating preconditions for criminal proceedings of identity thieves.Nove informacijsko komunikacijske tehnologije pored niza prednosti donose i nove oblike ugroza i prijetnji kojima smo izloženi prilikom njihove uporabe. Jedna od najvećih, koja pored žrtava uvelike brine informacijske ali i pravne stručnjake je krađa identiteta putem ICT. U radu se rašćlanjuje tehnologijski i pravni aspet krađe identiteta. U tehnologijskom smislu važno u radu se prepoznaju načini krađe identiteta putem ICT te metode i tehnike putem kojih se možemo kao korisnici ICT zaštititi. U pravnom pogledu u radu se sagledava mogućnosti zaštite koje nam nudi postojeći zakonski okvir, a potom se raščlambom svjetskih iskustava ukazuje na mogućnosti njegova unapređenja. Sve radom spomenuto u funkcije zaštite ICT korisnika, ali i stvaranja preuvijeta za kazneni progon kradljivaca identiteta
