6,000 Security Breaches Recorded Since 2005; 2016 Shows Faster Pace

Security breaches in the US since 2005 now total over 6,000 and the first few months of 2016 have resulted in 10 percent more breaches than the same period in 2015, according to the latest data from the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC).

As of April 19, 6.2 million personal records have been compromised, ITRC said in a recent report, and the increase in theft of Social Security numbers appears to be propelling a wave of tax fraud. Since 2005, when ITRC began tracking security breaches, over 851 million records have been exposed.

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Erin Ayers, 6,000 security breaches recorded since 2005; 2016 shows faster pace (April 28, 2016), available with subscription at Advisen Cyber Front Page News.