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Privacy Rights Clearinghouse

Data Breach Chronology Database - Single User Access (Updated 2026-03-01)

Data Breach Chronology Database - Single User Access (Updated 2026-03-01)

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The Data Breach Chronology is a comprehensive database of U.S. data breach notifications. Since 2005, Privacy Rights Clearinghouse has tracked data breach notifications. We collect breach notifications from every state currently sharing breach notification data, as well as the Department of Health and Human Services, creating a standardized searchable database of over 75,000 notifications affecting billions of individuals. This listing is updated monthly with the latest breach data.
This single-user license gives you a point-in-time snapshot of the complete database — the version current at time of purchase. Your download link stays active for one year so you can re-download your version in any format, anytime.

Multiple Formats

SQLite, Excel, and CSV

Point-in-Time Snapshot

Database version current at purchase

Individual Use

Single-user license

Research-Ready

Clean, structured data

Working with others? If you're teaching, collaborating with colleagues, or sharing insights with students, consider our Team Snapshot or Team Subscription Access. Individual licenses cannot be shared.

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Data Sources
The Data Breach Chronology aggregates breach notifications from 22 sources: California, Delaware, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
For an in-depth analysis of breach trends, see our 2025 Data Breach Report.

Fee Waiver for Unfunded Research

Purchases support our nonprofit mission and enable us to maintain and expand the Data Breach Chronology. We may be able to provide fee waivers for researchers conducting unfunded academic work that advances consumer privacy. To apply, please submit your request to [email protected].

This license provides a single user with access to the database version current at time of purchase. Your download link remains active for one year for convenient re-downloads. The database may be used by a single user within your organization and integrated into commercial products, but may not be redistributed in its entirety.
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