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Data breaches hit all-time record high, increase 40% in 2016 (Help Net Security)
2017-01-20 14:57

The number of U.S. data breaches tracked in 2016 hit an all-time record high of 1,093, according to a new report by the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC) and CyberScout. This represents a substantial hike of 40 percent over the near record high of 780 reported in 2015. This raises the question: are there actually more breaches or is it because more states are making this information publicly available? “For the past 10 years, the … More →


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