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 (ITRC’s) Weekly Breach Breakdown for December 5, 2025. I’m Tim Walden, Communications Leader for 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’re talking about a major Federal Communications Commission (FCC) cybersecurity policy shift that could affect nearly every phone call, text and data connection in the U.S. 

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