South Korea is second in that category, with about one-fourth as many incidents, according to a report by price-comparison service Uswitch. Rounding out the top five top countries for data theft since 2013, in order, are Canada, the United Kingdom, and Australia.
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U.S. Tops World with More Than 6 Billion Data Breaches Since 2013
The United States has an unfortunate distinction: It is No. 1 in the world for data breaches over the past seven years, with more than six billion cases. So reports PCMag.com.
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