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Hacking and IT incidents became the most common type of breach in 2018*
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*2018 numbers are preliminary.
Prior to 2015, breaches could be assigned multiple types, such as “Theft and Unauthorized Access/Disclosure.” These instances were counted seperately, distinct from single-type breaches such as only “Theft.”