Identity Theft Resource Center says hacking is now leading cause of data breaches. Nearly 37% of those breaches resulted from malicious attacks targeting computer systems. Just 1% of lost data in 2011 was secured using encryption, only 5% was password protected. One-third of all records lost due to 2011 data breaches were medical records, ITRC says. Verizon Business study found that 361 million records were compromised in 2008, while only 4 million had been compromised in 2010. In 2010, Verizon Business looked at 800 cases in 2010 and had access to investigatory information from Secret Service and Dutch police.”]
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