Groups: Record number of data breaches in 2007 after TJX credit-card thefts

Monday, December 31, 2007

BOSTON -- The loss or theft of personal data such as credit card and Social Security numbers soared to unprecedented levels in 2007, and the trend isn't expected to turn around anytime soon as hackers stay a step ahead of security and laptops disappear with sensitive information.

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