{"id":4538,"date":"2024-07-18T16:04:59","date_gmt":"2024-07-18T21:04:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.darkreading.com\/cyberattacks-data-breaches\/us-data-breach-victim-numbers-increase-1000"},"modified":"2024-07-18T16:04:59","modified_gmt":"2024-07-18T21:04:59","slug":"us-data-breach-victim-numbers-increase-by-1000-literally","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/index.php\/2024\/07\/18\/us-data-breach-victim-numbers-increase-by-1000-literally\/","title":{"rendered":"US Data Breach Victim Numbers Increase by 1,000%, Literally"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eu-images.contentstack.com\/v3\/assets\/blt6d90778a997de1cd\/blt1de5f5748d3b43ed\/669978ecf5ef5f476ba73cdf\/databreach_B_Christopher_alamy.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/us-data-breach-victim-numbers-increase-by-1000-literally.jpg?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/us-data-breach-victim-numbers-increase-by-1000-literally.jpg?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"ContentParagraph ContentParagraph_align_left\" data-testid=\"content-paragraph\"><span class=\"ContentText ContentText_variant_bodyNormal\" data-testid=\"content-text\">At the end of the second quarter of 2024, the number of US data breach victims has increased by more than 1,000% over the entire previous year, according to new analysis of publicly reported data breaches in the country.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ContentParagraph ContentParagraph_align_left\" data-testid=\"content-paragraph\"><span class=\"ContentText ContentText_variant_bodyNormal\" data-testid=\"content-text\">The analysis, conducted by <\/span><span class=\"ContentText ContentText_variant_bodyNormal\" data-testid=\"content-text\"><a class=\"ContentText-BodyTextChunk ContentText-BodyTextChunk_link\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/In the second quarter of 2024, US data breach victims have increased annually by over 1000%, according to new analysis of publicly reported data breaches in the US. The analysis was conducted by Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC) which reports that the increase in number of victims in the second quarter of the year was due to the impact of a small number of large breaches. So, though the number of victims has increased exponentially, there has actually been a 12% decrease in the actual number of incidents that occurred during that time frame. These large breaches include Prudential Financial and Infosys McCamish System leaks which sent the victim count into the millions. The data breach victim count for the first six months of 2024 was 1,078,989,742, which is a 490% compared to the first half of 2023 which had a victim count of 182,645,409. This tally, however, does not include the Change Healthcare breach which will likely add to the number of US victims. \u201cThe takeaway from this report is simple,\u201d said Eva Velasquez, ITRC president and CEO. \u201cEvery person, business, institution and government agency must view data and identity protection with a greater sense of urgency.\u201d\" rel=\"noopener\">Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC),<\/a><\/span><span class=\"ContentText ContentText_variant_bodyNormal\" data-testid=\"content-text\"> determined that the increase in the number of victims in the second quarter of the year was due to the impact of a small number of very large breaches. So, though the number of victims has increased exponentially, there has been a 12% decrease in the actual number of incidents that occurred during that time frame.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ContentParagraph ContentParagraph_align_left\" data-testid=\"content-paragraph\"><span class=\"ContentText ContentText_variant_bodyNormal\" data-testid=\"content-text\">These large breaches include <\/span><span class=\"ContentText ContentText_variant_bodyNormal\" data-testid=\"content-text\"><a class=\"ContentText-BodyTextChunk ContentText-BodyTextChunk_link\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.darkreading.com\/cyberattacks-data-breaches\/prudential-data-breach-victim-count-soars-to-25m\" rel=\"noopener\">Prudential Financial<\/a><\/span><span class=\"ContentText ContentText_variant_bodyNormal\" data-testid=\"content-text\"> and the <\/span><span class=\"ContentText ContentText_variant_bodyNormal\" data-testid=\"content-text\"><a class=\"ContentText-BodyTextChunk ContentText-BodyTextChunk_link\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.darkreading.com\/cyberattacks-data-breaches\/first-bofa-now-fidelity-same-vendor-third-party-breaches\" rel=\"noopener\">Infosys McCamish System leaks, <\/a><\/span><span class=\"ContentText ContentText_variant_bodyNormal\" data-testid=\"content-text\">which affected Fidelity and Bank of America, among others. Together, these sent the victim count into the millions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ContentParagraph ContentParagraph_align_left\" data-testid=\"content-paragraph\"><span class=\"ContentText ContentText_variant_bodyNormal\" data-testid=\"content-text\">The data breach victim count for the first six months of 2024 was more than 1 billion (1,078,989,742), which is a 490% increase compared to the first half of 2023, which had a victim count of 182.6 million. This tally, however, does not include the <\/span><span class=\"ContentText ContentText_variant_bodyNormal\" data-testid=\"content-text\"><a class=\"ContentText-BodyTextChunk ContentText-BodyTextChunk_link\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.darkreading.com\/cyberattacks-data-breaches\/round-2-change-healthcare-targeted-second-ransomware-attack\" rel=\"noopener\">Change Healthcare breach<\/a><\/span><span class=\"ContentText ContentText_variant_bodyNormal\" data-testid=\"content-text\">, which affected a huge swath of US victims.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"ContentParagraph ContentParagraph_align_left\" data-testid=\"content-paragraph\"><span class=\"ContentText ContentText_variant_bodyNormal\" data-testid=\"content-text\">&#8220;The takeaway from this report is simple,&#8221; said Eva Velasquez, ITRC president and CEO. &#8220;Every person, business, institution and government agency must view data and identity protection with a greater sense of urgency.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a 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