Identity Theft Resource Center says U.S. data breach notification trends continue to rise. In the first three quarters of this year, the number of publicly reported data breaches was 17% higher than what was seen for all of 2020. Supply chain attacks are also increasing breach culprits: supply chain attacks. Europe mandates that organizations report breaches involving people’s personal information to regulators, who may require them to then inform consumers. Congress has passed no equivalent legislation to safeguard Americans’ privacy rights or to penalize organizations.”]
Source: https://www.cuinfosecurity.com/data-breach-reports-rise-as-supply-chain-attacks-surge-a-17701