Nope, that headline’s not a typo. Over one thousand percent. The Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC) tracked 1,041,312,601 data breach victims in Q2 2024, an increase of 1,170% over Q2 2023 (81,958,874 victims).
The ITRC is a national non-profit organization set up with the goal of minimizing the risk and mitigating the impact of identity compromise. Through public and private support, it provides no-cost victim assistance and consumer education.
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Source: Mialwarebytes Labs
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