*Please be advised that data prior to 2016 is only available for purchase on request. Data from 2005 until 2016 has not been audited for completeness or timeliness as breach information tends to change over time as new facts are discovered and reported. Further, not all states and other jurisdictions required data breach notices prior to 2018 resulting in uneven reporting.
Welcome to the ITRC’s Breach Alert
Breach Alert is the ITRC’s comprehensive database of information about publicly reported data breaches since 2005. Consumers and businesses use Breach Alert to help make informed decisions about personal and company data security.
You can use Breach Alert to review information on the latest publicly reported data compromises that impact consumers and businesses.
Breach Alert for Consumers
Subscribe to Breach Alert for Consumers to receive a direct notification of a data breach once it is entered into our system, with actionable information so you can take steps to protect yourself.
Breach Alert for Business
The ITRC offers data breach reports, alerts, and subscriptions to Breach Alert, the most comprehensive source of U.S. data compromises since 2005. If you are a business leader, you can subscribe to Breach Alert for Business to receive a direct notification of a data breach involving an entity where you have a relationship once it is entered into our system.
Breach Trends
These charts show the number of breaches in a given month for the past three years. The charts also break out breach trends by industry. Click the arrows for details.
Reports
In this section, you will find helpful information, including analysis of past and recent data breaches and trends in our latest annual data breach reports and half-year analysis breakdowns.
Methodology
The ITRC gathers information about publicly reported data breaches from credible sources dating back to 2005 and offers access to this information through Breach Alert. The information contained in the Breach Alert database is offered “as is” and the ITRC does not guarantee the accuracy of the information reported. The source(s) of information is listed for each data breach entered into the Breach Alert database. Sources include government agencies, news media outlets, company news releases, filings, and publications, industry and trade websites, and direct notices provided by consumers or companies. The Breach Alert database is updated on a daily basis, Monday through Friday, and on weekends in the event of a significant data breach.
