The Brief
- A new report from the Identity Theft Resource Center examines the impacts of identity crimes and cyberattacks on small businesses.
- Among the findings: 81 percent of small businesses reported suffering a security breach, data breach, or both in the past year.
- Also, AI-powered attacks were identified as a root cause in more than 40 percent of cyber events.
WASHINGTON – Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly being used to target small businesses, according to a new annual report from the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC).
By the numbers:
The report examines the impacts of identity crimes and cyberattacks on small businesses. Altogether, the ITRC surveyed 662 small business owners or executives.…