Annual number of data compromises and individuals impacted in the United States from 2005 to 2024
February 2025
United States
2005 to 2024
data compromises include data breaches, data exposures, and data leaks; individuals impacted may go beyond the United States
*Since 2021, the “Number of records exposed” is listed as “Number of individuals impacted by data exposures” and “Data breaches” – as “Data compromises”. In 2021, the source began to use different tracking metrics. Values up until and including 2015 have been adjusted retroactively.
