Data breaches are up 58 percent in the first half of the year and are on a record-setting pace. Herb Weisbaum, a Consumers' Checkbook contributing editor, discusses how to safeguard your online accounts.

Data Breaches Skyrocket; Here's How to Safeguard Your Online Accounts

Welcome to the Identity Theft Resource Center's Weekly Breach Breakdown for January 24, 2025. I'm Alex Achten, Senior Director of Communications & Media Relations of the ITRC. Thanks to Sentilink for supporting the ITRC and this podcast.

Each week, we look at the most recent events and trends related to data security and privacy. Today, we will examine one data breach that likely impacted students across the country and another full of location data that threatens the privacy of millions.

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