In the first half of 2025, the U.S. experienced 1,732 data compromises, a 5% increase from the previous year. The Identity Theft Resource Center indicates that these trends may lead to a record number of breaches this year. Transparency regarding the number of affected individuals is lacking, as governments have not updated regulations. Notable breaches include PowerSchool and AT&T-related data, impacting millions. Only 166 million victim notices were counted this year, representing a significant drop compared to the previous year, largely due to fewer mega-breaches occurring early in 2025.
Through the first half of the year, we've seen a continuation, and in some cases, acceleration of the trends from 2024. Some of these trends are troubling - like the lack of transparency surrounding what caused more than two-thirds of compromises.
The number of victim notices in the first half of the year was just shy of 166 million. That, however, represents just 12% of the victim notices issued by the mid-point of last year.
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