In 2017 alone, we learned about massive data breaches from major organizations like Equifax, Uber, and Verizon. In 2005, there were 157 publicly-reported data breaches of sensitive information. By 2017, that number increased tenfold to 1,579. The severity of breaches is increasing, too. The first breach that leaked over 1 million credit card numbers occurred in 2005, but now we hear about breaches that expose tens or hundreds of millions of records every few months. Check out TruthFinders infographic based on data from the Identity Theft Center.”]
Source: https://blog.malwarebytes.com/101/2018/03/the-data-breach-epidemic-no-info-is-safe/