Florida nears top of list for number of data breaches

Florida took the No. 4 spot for number of breaches since 2005.

By Business Observer Staff
| 3:30 p.m. August 12, 2020
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Yet again, Florida is near the top of a national ranking. But this time, it’s not a good one.

Tech research firm omparitech recently released its 2020 report detailing data breaches by state. According to the report, Florida has had 638 data breaches since 2005 — putting Florida in the No. 4 spot nationally for number of data breaches since 2005. Those breaches affected over 355 million records, the report shows.