NPR’s Ailsa Chang talks with MIT professor Stuart Madnick about the frequency of data breaches, and what people should do if their personal information is compromised in one.
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AILSA CHANG, HOST:
If you’ve recently received a letter saying your data has been compromised in a breach, well, you are not alone. So far, for the first half of 2024, we are on track for more data breaches than last year. And last year experienced a 72% jump over the previous year. And we’re talking about really sensitive personal information. The background check company National Public Data just confirmed