The document summarizes data breach statistics from the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC) as of November 22, 2016. It shows that there were 397 data breaches in 2016 affecting over 34 million records. Business breaches accounted for 44.1% of incidents and 16.2% of records compromised, while medical/healthcare breaches represented 36.5% of incidents and affected 42.9% of total records. Government breaches impacted 37.8% of all records compromised.

1. 2016 ITRC Breach Report as of
11/22/2016
Cruz Cerda
2016 Breaches Identified by the ITRC as of 11/22/2016

2. 2016 YTD Number of Data Breaches
2016 Breaches Identified by the ITRC as of 11/22/2016
37
397
77
61
329
0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450
Banking/Credit/Financial
Business
Educational
Government/Military
Medical/Healthcare

3. 2016 YTD Number of Records
2016 Breaches Identified by the ITRC as of 11/22/2016
71,912
5,527,389
1,003,863
12,910,453
14,641,962
0 4,000,000 8,000,000 12,000,000 16,000,000
Banking/Credit/Financial
Business
Educational
Government/Military
Medical/Healthcare

4. 2016 YTD Number of Data Breaches
(%)
2016 Breaches Identified by the ITRC as of 11/22/2016
Banking/Credit/Financial
4.1%
Business
44.1%
Educational
8.5%
Government/Military
6.8%
Medical/Healthcare
36.5%

5. 2016 YTD Number of Records (%)
2016 Breaches Identified by the ITRC as of 11/22/2016
Banking/Credit/Financial
0.2%
Business 16.2%
Educational 2.9%
Government/Military 37.8%
Medical/Healthcare
42.9%

6. Reference
• Breaches represented on this summary typically have exposed
information which could potentially lead to identity theft,
including Social Security numbers, financial account
information, or medical information. ITRC follows U.S.
Federal guidelines about what combination of personal
information comprise a unique individual, and the exposure of
which will constitute a data breach.
• http://www.idtheftcenter.org
2016 Breaches Identified by the ITRC as of 11/22/2016

7. Cruz Cerda
• PhD Candidate, Walden University – Applied Management and
Decision Sciences – Information Systems Specialization
• MA, New York University – Education
• BA, Harvard University – Economics
• Full Text doctoral research study
https://doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.1.1937.8801 @ResearchGate
2016 Breaches Identified by the ITRC as of 11/22/2016