From Identity Theft Resource Center
here are a few stats, from itrc:
- 167 data breaches occurred in the first quarter of 2008 affecting 8.3 million people.
- As of April 22, 2008, 205 data breaches have occurred this year.
- Over 200 million people have had their identities compromised in a data breach since 2005.
• 2007 Data Breach Breakdown:
24.5% government/military agencies
24.7% from educational institutions
29.3% from general businesses
14.5% from health care facilities / companies
7% from banking / credit / financial services
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