We're excited to celebrate Data Privacy Day with the launch of Data Breach Chronology 2.0. After years of dedicated work, this updated database now stands as a comprehensive public resource for tracking U.S. data breach notifications. With over 70,000 incidents spanning nearly two decades, it brings unprecedented transparency to the fight for data privacy.
What's new?
- 22,000+ breach notification letters digitized
- Insights into 6.64 billion affected records
- Coverage across sectors—healthcare, finance, retail, and more
- Monthly updates
Data breaches impact everyone. Over the past two years, we have provided free access to the full database to over 150 researchers with projects that have a goal of improving data privacy or security for consumers. The updated Chronology standardizes tens of thousands of fragmented notifications, and we are excited to help privacy advocates, professionals, researchers, journalists, and policymakers analyze trends, uncover impacts, and push for stronger protections.
Explore the Data Breach Chronology here.
