Chances are you’ve received at least one notification that your personal information was compromised in a data breach.
These cyberattacks are happening more frequently than not, impacting millions of Americans. That’s why NBC Responds teams across the country have worked together to address the issue.
“I definitely think people are suffering from data breach fatigue,” said Eva Velasquez, president and CEO of the Identity Theft Resource Center. “‘Gosh, another one? What am I supposed to do now?'”
Data breaches are a growing danger that continues to put millions of people at risk. Not only do they threaten our privacy and security, they threaten that of the entire country.
At a Senate Subcommittee on Consumer Protection hearing this year, Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colo., said that 143 million people were affected by data breaches reported in 2023 by 10% of the country’s largest companies.
If your information was leaked as part of …