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Identity Theft Resource Center
Breaches Blast '07 Record
September 14th, 2008
The total number of breaches on the Identity Theft Resource Center's 2008 breach list has surpassed the final total of 446 reported in 2007 -- more than four months before the end of 2008. As of 9:30 a.m. August 22nd, the number of confirmed data breaches in 2008 stood at 449. The actual number of breaches is most likely higher, due to under-reporting and the fact that some of the breaches reported, which affect multiple businesses, are listed as single events. In the last few months, two subcontractors became examples of these "multiple" events. In one case, the customers and/or employees of at least 20 entities were affected by a breach that the ITRC reported as a single breach...
Source: Pharma Investments, Ventures & Law Weekly (2008-09-14)
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