The 244 ransomware-related compromises reported so far this year already surpasses the volume of similar events recorded in 2020 and 2019 combined. (Credit: wk1003mike/Shutterstock.com) The 244 ransomware-related compromises reported so far this year have already surpassed the volume of similar events recorded in 2020 and 2019 combined. (Credit: wk1003mike/Shutterstock.com)

During the third quarter of 2021, total data breaches declined 9% in the U.S. compared with the quarter prior, according to the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC).

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