Data Breaches in America Hit All-Time Record High in 2025

Identity Theft Resource Center Catalogs 3,322 Known US Incidents in 2025 Mathew J. Schwartz (euroinfosec) • January 29, 2026

The number of U.S. organizations that reported a data breach last year reached an all-time high, fueling worries of "breach fatigue" by a jaded populace even as critics decry an increasingly lackadaisical approach to disclosure by corporations.

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An annual tally of breach data collated by the nonprofit Identity Theft Resource Center counted 3,322 American data breaches in 2025 - an increase of 4% from 2024, and up 79% compared to 2020.

Here's what many attackers are targeting: Two-thirds of breach reports last year listed Social Security numbers as among the exposed information. One-third of breach notifications listed bank accounts, driver's license numbers or both as being exposed.

Criminals prize "static identifiers that facilitate long-term identity ...