Although the number of data breaches reached a new high, the number of victims affected in 2023 declined 16% compared with the year prior, according to the Identity Theft Resource Center. Credit: nadia_snopek/Adobe Stock Although the number of data breaches reached a new high, the number of victims affected in 2023 declined 16% compared with the year prior, according to the Identity Theft Resource Center. Credit: nadia_snopek/Adobe Stock

Data breaches hit a new record in the U.S. this past year, which had 3,205 reported data compromise events, according to the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC).

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