In the U.S., the number of data compromises during 2023 rose 78 percent compared to the previous year, reaching more than 3,200 incidents. The figure represents a new record, according to the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC), a nonprofit focused on victims of identity crime.
Researchers have discovered a whopping 26 billion leaked data records from platforms including LinkedIn, Twitter, Tencent, Dropbox, Adobe, Canva and Telegram. The database of leaked information is 12 terabytes in size and is referred to by those who discovered it as the “mother of all breaches” (MOAB).
