Total number of records containing sensitive personal information involved in security breaches in the U.S. since January 2005...
263 million, 214 thousand, 998!
Want the details of the above number? check for yourself: www.privacyrights.org
Chronology of Data Breaches. This number increases weekly!! Once on the site, scroll down to the bottom of the page to view the most recent breaches.
Our information is in thousands of data bases, and we have no control over them. The number represented above, more than likely includes individuals who have been breached several times, which therefore increases the number. Also, the number above is reported cases... how many go unreported?
Identity theft is not something we can avoid. It is the fastest growing white-collar crime in the world. The most that can be done is create layers of protection, similar to what we do for our computers. Firewalls and anti-virus programs do not guarantee protection, however general consensus agree that they are considered valuable layers of protection.
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