The statistic presents the distribution of records exposed due to data breaches in the United States from 2014 to 2019, by sector. It was found that the share of sensitive records exposed as a result of data breaches in the government sector constituted 2.19 percent of all exposed sensitive records in the United States in the most recently measured period. The banking and financial sector accounted for the majority of exposed sensitive records.
Distribution of records exposed due to data breaches in the United States from 2014 to 2019, by sector
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Identity Theft Resource Center. (January 28, 2020). Distribution of records exposed due to data breaches in the United States from 2014 to 2019, by sector [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 03, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/422139/distribution-of-records-exposed-usa-by-sector/
Identity Theft Resource Center. "Distribution of records exposed due to data breaches in the United States from 2014 to 2019, by sector." Chart. January 28, 2020. Statista. Accessed February 03, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/422139/distribution-of-records-exposed-usa-by-sector/
Identity Theft Resource Center. (2020). Distribution of records exposed due to data breaches in the United States from 2014 to 2019, by sector. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 03, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/422139/distribution-of-records-exposed-usa-by-sector/
Identity Theft Resource Center. "Distribution of Records Exposed Due to Data Breaches in The United States from 2014 to 2019, by Sector." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Jan 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/422139/distribution-of-records-exposed-usa-by-sector/
Identity Theft Resource Center, Distribution of records exposed due to data breaches in the United States from 2014 to 2019, by sector Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/422139/distribution-of-records-exposed-usa-by-sector/ (last visited February 03, 2025)
Distribution of records exposed due to data breaches in the United States from 2014 to 2019, by sector [Graph], Identity Theft Resource Center, January 28, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/422139/distribution-of-records-exposed-usa-by-sector/
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