Data Breach Report Shows Record Surge in 2021
Data compromises increased 68% in 2021 from 2020, the Identity Theft Resource Center said Monday in its annual data breach report. ITRC publishes data about “publicly reported U.S. compromises.” The 1,862 compromises reported in 2021 was an all-time high, 23%…
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more than the previous record of 1,506 reported in 2017. There were 1,603 cyber-related compromises reported in 2021, the report said.