Number of breaches hits 410 in Q1 of 2017 As of April 4, the total number of breaches captured by ITRC now totals 410, up 45.9% over last year's record pace (281).

1. 2017 ITRC DATABREACH SUMMARY REPORT as of
04/04/2017
Cruz Cerda
2017 Breaches Identified by the ITRC as of 04/04/2017

2. 2017 Number of Data Breaches
2017 Breaches Identified by the ITRC as of 04/04/2017
10
217
61
23
99
0 50 100 150 200 250
Banking/Credit/Financial
Business
Educational
Government/Military
Medical/Healthcare

3. 2017 Number of Records Exposed
2017 Breaches Identified by the ITRC as of 04/04/2017
-
5,276,367
40,598
69,802
1,475,570
0 1,000,000 2,000,000 3,000,000 4,000,000 5,000,000 6,000,000
Banking/Credit/Financial
Business
Educational
Government/Military
Medical/Healthcare

4. 2017-2016 Percent Change
2017 Breaches Identified by the ITRC as of 04/04/2017
53.9%
125.9%
155.6%
7.6%
-16.7%-40.0%
-20.0%
0.0%
20.0%
40.0%
60.0%
80.0%
100.0%
120.0%
140.0%
160.0%
180.0%
Business Educational Government-Military Medical-Healthcare Banking-Financial-Credit
2017-2016 % Change (+/-)
2017-2016 % Change (+/-)

5. 2017 Number of Data Breaches (%)
2017 Breaches Identified by the ITRC as of 04/04/2017
Banking/Credit/Financial
2.4%
Business
52.9%
Educational
14.9%
Government/Military
5.6%
Medical/Healthcare
24.1%

6. 2017 Number of Records Exposed (%)
2017 Breaches Identified by the ITRC as of 04/04/2017
Banking/Credit/Financial
0.0%
Business 76.9%
Educational 0.6%
Government/Military
1.0%
Medical/Healthcare
21.5%

7. 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 databreach.
 https://www.idtheftcenter.org
2017 Breaches Identified by the ITRC as of 04/04/2017

8. 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 Medical Identity Theft,
Palm Vein Authentication: The Manager's Perspective
@ResearchGate
 https://doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.1.1937.8801 @ResearchGate
2017 Breaches Identified by the ITRC as of 04/04/2017