Number of personal records compromised by data breaches in California surged to 18.5 million in 2013. 167 breaches reported during the year, up 28 percent from 2012. Massive increase came as a result of two major breaches — the loss of credit card data at Target in December 2013 and the cyber attack on LivingSocial in April 2013. Social Security number breaches occurred in just under half of all cases followed by payment card details in 38 percent. Attorney General Kamala Harris calls for increased use of encryption by companies and agencies to safeguard the personal information of consumers.”]
Source: https://www.csoonline.com/article/2840395/california-reports-huge-jump-in-data-breaches.html