The reports of its population close to the reporting data reported in 2024

Although the number of data violations reported last year was not completely different from the previous year, the number of people who may be affected by them has risen.

According to The nineteenth annual data breach report issued by the ID Resources CenterA non -profit group that helps victims to steal identity, there were 3,158 concessions in the data reported in 2024, slightly less than the record 3,202 concessions reported in the previous year.

However, the number of people who were notified of the data issued last year jumped to 1.73 billion, which represents an increase of more than 300 % over the previous year. Itrc says the jump mainly stems from six megapixels, which represent at least 100 million breaches of each of them, and the total notifications of more than 1.4 billion notifications.

Iva Velaskiz, CEO of ITRC, said in a statement that these “worrying trends”, adding that weak cybersecurity practices were also involved in many of the largest violations in 2024.

According to the report, the best cyber practices and requirements could prevent at least 196 concessions reported for 2024, which combined more than 1.2 billion notice of the victim.

Breaks in Ticketmasterand AT & T and Change healthcareWhich included all stolen login approval data, can be blocked if companies have used bilateral factors or KeysThe group says.

But Velaskiz says that not all news is bad, noting that 40 % of the states now have comprehensive data on data designed to protect consumers. New technologies, such as corridors, can travel a long way to prevent violations caused by risk passwords.