Each year, since at least 2023, the number of data breaches in North Carolina have been identified as “record breaking” by the state’s justice department. WRAL Investigates dug through the latest ...

WXIN/WTTV — It should surprise nobody that 2025 saw a record number of data breaches and compromises. What may surprise some is the fact that as data breaches continue to increase year over year, the ...

The latest study by cybersecurity company Surfshark shows the US as the 1st most affected country, with 142.9 million breached accounts in 2025. Globally, a total of 425.7 million accounts were ...

The number of personal data compromises rose 5% last year — with 3,322 events in 2025 versus 3,152 in 2024 — a record, according to the Identity Theft Resource Center's new annual report. Even federal ...

Over 2,200 healthcare organizations reported data breaches between 2023 and early 2026, affecting more than 5.5 million individuals. California, Texas, and New York are the most targeted states, with ...

Emails being sent to incorrect recipients continued to be the most common type of data breach in Guernsey last year, according to a data breach authority. The Office of the Data Protection Authority ...

HARTFORD, Conn. (WFSB) - A new report released today says last year broke a record for the number of times criminals hacked companies to gain access to your data. The Identity Theft Resource Center is ...

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Cybercriminals breached data giant LexisNexis and stole sensitive records belonging to law firms, federal regulators and corporate clients, according to claims from a threat group. The threat actor, ...

Fintech firm Marquis told customers that it plans to seek compensation from its firewall provider after blaming the company for a breach that allowed hackers to steal its customers’ personal and ...