According to a new report from the Identity Theft Resource Center, over 471 million victim notices were associated with data compromises in the first half of 2026, compared to 297.5 million for all of 2025. The number of incidents reached 1,803 in H1 2026, up from 1,732 in the same period last year. A study by IBM indicates that between March 2025 and February 2026, one in four breaches was AI-enabled, a 56% increase from the previous year. The ITRC report also noted a rise in "malicious insider" incidents, with 21 events in H1 2026 compared to three in all of 2025, partly attributed to disgruntled laid-off employees and North Korean IT workers allegedly using stolen identities and AI-generated resumes to infiltrate U.S. businesses.