The statistic presents a timeline of the annual number of identities exposed via data breaches from 2012 to 2016. In the most recently reported period, 1.1 billion identities were exposed as a result of data breaches. In 2016, there were 15 data breaches with more than 10 million identities compromised.
Annual number of identities exposed via data breaches from 2012 to 2016 (in millions)
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Symantec. (April 18, 2017). Annual number of identities exposed via data breaches from 2012 to 2016 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/263324/annual-number-of-identities-exposed-via-data-breaches/
Symantec. "Annual number of identities exposed via data breaches from 2012 to 2016 (in millions)." Chart. April 18, 2017. Statista. Accessed April 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/263324/annual-number-of-identities-exposed-via-data-breaches/
Symantec. (2017). Annual number of identities exposed via data breaches from 2012 to 2016 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/263324/annual-number-of-identities-exposed-via-data-breaches/
Symantec. "Annual Number of Identities Exposed via Data Breaches from 2012 to 2016 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Apr 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/263324/annual-number-of-identities-exposed-via-data-breaches/
Symantec, Annual number of identities exposed via data breaches from 2012 to 2016 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/263324/annual-number-of-identities-exposed-via-data-breaches/ (last visited April 19, 2024)
Annual number of identities exposed via data breaches from 2012 to 2016 (in millions) [Graph], Symantec, April 18, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/263324/annual-number-of-identities-exposed-via-data-breaches/