Data Breach Notifications and Identity Theft, 2021

• NCJ Number: 307824
• Author(s): Erika Harrell
• Date Published: January 2024
• Corporate Author: Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS)
• Publication Format: Document (Online)
• Publication Type: Publication; Statistics
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: Part of the BJS Just the Stats publication series.

Abstract

This Web report presents data on persons age 16 or older who were notified that an entity with their personal information experienced a data breach. It also provides details on the types of identity theft that victims experienced. Data are from the 2021 Identity Theft Supplement to the National Crime Victimization Survey.