In 2023, over 353 million individuals were victimized by cyber data violations such as breaches, data exposures, and data leaks in the United States. This represents a decrease of 16 percent from 2022. Despite the decreased the number of data violation incidents from 2021, the detected incidents of data compromises impacted more individuals in recent years.
Number of individuals impacted by data violation incidents in the United States from 2015 to 2023
(in millions)
Characteristic
Number of individuals in millions
2023
353.02
2022
422.14
2021
293.9
2020
310.1
2019
883.6
2018
2,227.8
2017
1,825.4
2016
2,541.1
2015
318.3
05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,000
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Identity Theft Resource Center. (February 5, 2024). Number of individuals impacted by data violation incidents in the United States from 2015 to 2023 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 26, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1318860/us-number-of-individuals-affected-by-data-compromises/
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