---
title: "Data breaches: It’s still personal - Network World"
url: "https://thecybersecurityplace.com/data-breaches-its-still-personal-network-world/"
date: "2017-05-02T02:13:47+00:00"
section: "Identity Theft"
tags:
  - "Data Breach"
  - "Identity Theft"
source: "networkworld.com"
source_url: "http://www.networkworld.com/article/3193155/security/data-breaches-its-still-personal.html"
---

# Data breaches: It’s still personal - Network World

May 2, 2017 · Reported by networkworld.com

> In a blog post last September, I highlighted how data breaches for the first half of 2016 shifted from stolen credit card data and financial information to the theft of something much more personal—identities. Unsurprisingly, this trend continued throughout the remainder of the year.

[Read the full article at networkworld.com](http://www.networkworld.com/article/3193155/security/data-breaches-its-still-personal.html)

**Tags:** [Data Breach](https://thecybersecurityplace.com/tag/data-breach/) · [Identity Theft](https://thecybersecurityplace.com/tag/identity-theft/)