As technology advances, businesses must always be prepared for the possibility of a data breach. Security leaders must work around the clock to keep themselves safe, as threat actors often work around the clock trying to access a company's sensitive data. A recent report by the Identity Theft Resource Center analyzed data breaches in 2023.
According to the report, there were more than 3,000 data breaches in the United States throughout 2023. The total number of data breaches, disclosures, disclosures, and “unspecified events” reached 3,205, impacting an estimated 353,027,892 victims, including victims of multiple breaches. The number of breaches in 2023 is up 78% year-on-year and 72% higher than the record number of breaches recorded in 2021.
More than 9% of U.S. publicly traded companies issued data breach notifications in 2023, according to the report. His 40% of all data breach victims were publicly traded companies. Publicly traded companies withheld information about attacks in 47% of notifications, compared to 46% of private companies, government agencies, educational institutions, and nonprofits.
Physical breaches have decreased by 65% ​​since 2018. The estimated number of victims affected in 2022 will decrease by 16%. In 2022, more than half of the total number of victims per year was related to his three breaches announced in the second half of the previous year. Three industries, healthcare, financial services, and transportation, reported more than double the number of breaches compared to 2022. While healthcare led all industries in the number of reported breaches in each of the past five years, utility companies led in terms of estimated number of victims in 2023.
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