Identity Theft Resource Center Report: Data Breaches Increase; Victim Rates Drop in Q1 2022
SAN DIEGO, April 13, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Today, the Identity Theft Resource CenterĀ® (ITRC), a nationally recognized nonprofit organization established to support victims of identity crime, released its U.S. data breach findings for the first quarter (Q1) of 2022. According to the Q1 data breach analysis, the 404 publicly-reported data compromises in the U.S. represent a 14 percent increase compared to Q1 2021. Q1 2022 is the third consecutive year when breaches have increased compared to Q1 of the previous year. However, despite the breach increase, the number of victims (20.7 million) decreased 50 percent compared to Q1 2021 and dropped 41 percent compared to Q4 2021.
- SAN DIEGO, April 13, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Today, the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC), a nationally recognized nonprofit organization established to support victims of identity crime, released its U.S. data breach findings for the first quarter (Q1) of 2022.
- According to the Q1 data breach analysis, the 404 publicly-reported data compromises in the U.S. represent a 14 percent increase compared to Q1 2021.
- Q1 2022 is the third consecutive year when breaches have increased compared to Q1 of the previous year .
- "Traditionally, Q1 is the lowest number of data compromises reported each year," said Eva Velasquez , President and CEO of the Identity Theft Resource Center.