Between the first quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2024, the number of data compromise cases in the United States increased significantly. The highest number of data compromises was recorded in the fourth quarter of 2023, with 1,089 cases. However, the number of recorded cases fell to 841 in the first quarter of 2024. In the fourth quarter of 2022, more than 253 million individuals were affected by data compromise incidents. By the first quarter of 2024, this number decreased to around 28.5 million.
Number of data violation incidents and individuals impacted in the United States from 1st quarter 2021 to 1st quarter 2024
(in millions)
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Identity Theft Resource Center. (April 10, 2024). Number of data violation incidents and individuals impacted in the United States from 1st quarter 2021 to 1st quarter 2024 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1418469/us-number-of-data-compromises-individuals-affected/
Identity Theft Resource Center. "Number of data violation incidents and individuals impacted in the United States from 1st quarter 2021 to 1st quarter 2024 (in millions)." Chart. April 10, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1418469/us-number-of-data-compromises-individuals-affected/
Identity Theft Resource Center. (2024). Number of data violation incidents and individuals impacted in the United States from 1st quarter 2021 to 1st quarter 2024 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1418469/us-number-of-data-compromises-individuals-affected/
Identity Theft Resource Center. "Number of Data Violation Incidents and Individuals Impacted in The United States from 1st Quarter 2021 to 1st Quarter 2024 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Apr 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1418469/us-number-of-data-compromises-individuals-affected/
Identity Theft Resource Center, Number of data violation incidents and individuals impacted in the United States from 1st quarter 2021 to 1st quarter 2024 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1418469/us-number-of-data-compromises-individuals-affected/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Number of data violation incidents and individuals impacted in the United States from 1st quarter 2021 to 1st quarter 2024 (in millions) [Graph], Identity Theft Resource Center, April 10, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1418469/us-number-of-data-compromises-individuals-affected/
