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Annual number of identities exposed via data breaches from 2012 to 2016 (in millions)
Identities exposed through data breaches 2012-2016
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.
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