Identities Exposed by Sector

During the first half of 2007, the retail/wholesale sector accounted for only 6% of all data breaches that could lead to identity theft, making it the fifth ranked sector during this period. However, the sector was responsible for the largest number of exposed identities, accounting for 85%. Breaches in this sector were thus far more likely to result in wide-scale identity theft than any other sector. Each data breach would facilitate identity theft to a much greater degree.

Source: Based on data provided by Attrition