Law · Facts & sources
4 sourced facts about personal and home security — burglary, identity theft and data breaches, each with the context behind the number. 4 more are in today's round and appear here after it closes.
Answerabout 15 million
Identity theft can take years to detect, since victims often don't know how their information was obtained.
Source: Wikipedia (Identity theft) (2012) en.wikipedia.org
Answer60 million
That finding led to calls for stronger identity-verification requirements in several states.
Source: Wikipedia (Identity theft) (2018) en.wikipedia.org
Answerabout $10 billion
That total combines litigation costs, notification expenses, forensics, and other breach-response spending.
Source: Wikipedia (Data breach) (2016) en.wikipedia.org
Answerup to $400 million
The losses included a ransom demanded by hackers, legal costs, and reputational damage.
Source: Wikipedia (Data breach) (2025) en.wikipedia.org