Data breaches that affect Washington residents remain at an all-time high, according to a report from Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson.
According to the annual data breach report, 4.5 million notices were sent to Washingtonians in 2022, second only to the 2021 record of 6.3 million notices.
As corporations collect and sell massive amounts of personal data, consumers become more vulnerable to data breaches.
“Washingtonians deserve control over whether entities get to profit off their most sensitive data,” said Ferguson. “This is particularly urgent after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. The Legislature must adopt these reforms to help protect Washingtonians.”
To help protect consumers, Ferguson proposed reforms to protect residents’ data privacy, including data on consumers’ reproductive health care.
The report can be accessed on the Attorney General’s website here.