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Excluding the six mega-breaches, the number of victim notices in 2024 decreased by 36% compared to 2023.

PublisherIdentity Theft Resource Center
Report2024 Annual Data Breach Report
Published1 January 2025

Published by Identity Theft Resource Center in 2024 Annual Data Breach Report, 1 January 2025. The figure is taken from the report as published; the full methodology is in the source.

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