The biggest brands in the world are fighting nonstop to keep their databases of personal information secure, but it's a battle they are struggling with. Nearly 60 million Americans have been affected by identity theft, according to a 2018 online survey by The Harris Poll. 

Take a look at some of the biggest data breaches in recent years – could your data have been compromised?

YAHOO

The biggest data breach in history was part of the downfall of Yahoo, which was once one of the largest Internet companies in the world. 3 billion Yahoo users had their data compromised, including real names, email addresses, dates of birth and telephone numbers between 2013-14.

MARRIOTT

500 million Marriott customers had their information stolen between 2014-18 after Marriott International purchased Starwood hotel brands in 2016. Starwood's systems had been breached in 2014, with the attackers remaining active until being discovered in September of 2018.

EBAY

The user database of the world's biggest online auction website was hacked in 2014 when criminals used the credentials of three corporate employees to access 145 million users' names, addresses, dates of birth and passwords. The hacker had complete access to the database for 229 days. eBay said that user financial information like credit card numbers were not compromised.

EQUIFAX

In 2017, consumer credit reporting agency Equifax announced that the personal information of 143 million customers had been compromised with an additional 209,000 consumers having their credit card data exposed. 

TARGET STORES

Target discovered a data breach in December 2013 that exposed about 110 million credit and debit card numbers. Two top Target executives resigned in response, and the company estimated the cost of the breach at $162 million.

These major data breaches resulted in personal identification and financial information being stolen from tens of millions of people. Other sensitive data targeted by hackers includes health information, intellectual property like propriety software and product drawings, competition information and IT security data.

Hackers are constantly working to steal your sensitive information, which leaves consumers in need of identity theft protection. LifeLock takes a proactive approach to monitor potential threats to your identity. If LifeLock sees activity using your personal information, the service will alert you. If it's determined that you're a victim of identity theft, a member of LifeLock's Identity Restoration Team will be dedicated to your case.

LifeLock also reimburses up to $1 million in stolen funds, $1 million in personal expenses and $1 million in coverage for lawyers and experts through it's Million Dollar Protection Package.

Don't wait until you are one of the millions to have their data stolen during the next major data breach. AAA members get 30 days of LifeLock service free along with 15% off their LifeLock subscription fee.

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