Cyberattacks are one of the biggest threats businesses and individuals face today.
Breaches hit another high in 2021. The Identity Theft Research Center reported a record number of data compromises in the U.S. in 2021, amount to a 68 percent increase over 2020.
In 2022, the top date breach attributes were name, social security number, date of birth and current address (source: Identity Theft Resource Center).
According to the FBI’s Internet Crime Report 2021, a record 847,376 complaints of cyber-crime were reported to the FBI by the public, a 7 percent increase from 2020.
According to the Federal Trade Commission's “Consumer Sentinel Network Data Book,” the most common categories for consumer complaints in 2021 were identity theft, imposter scams, credit bureaus, information furnishers and report users.
There is a hacker attack every 39 seconds on average, affecting one in three Americans every year (Clark School study at the University of Maryland)
In 2018 hackers stole half a billion personal records. This was a 126% jump from 2017. (Cybersecurity Ventures)