In the first quarter of every year, organizations around the world release reports summing up data breach trends from the previous twelve months. And every year, these reports say broadly the same thing: data breach numbers have gone up again. This year is no different. Or is it? Compromises Up, Victims Down However, the Identity Theft Resource Center’s (ITRC) Data Breach Report 2023 tells a somewhat more complicated story. The total number of compromises in 2023 rose by 72% since the previous record high in 2021, but the total number of victims fell 16% year-on-year. In the report’s executive…
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