165 million Americans suffered a data breach in 2025 – this $2 solution could stop you from being next

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Six months into 2025, and more than 165 million people in the United States have suffered some form of data breach. That's the worrying scenario depicted by the latest data breach report from the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC).

Massive data leaks affecting major international companies have become a near-daily occurrence.

The best Black Friday security suite

Surfshark One: $2.19  per month – 88% off + 3 months free✅ Full antivirus built in✅ Privacy-first web search✅ Email, ID, and credit card fraud alerts

Surfshark One: $2.19 (was $2.49) per month – 88% off + 3 months free
Surfshark has already slashed its prices for Black Friday. Starter is Surfshark's cheapest price plan, but Surfshark One is where the real deal is. Besides an excellent VPN product and Alternative ID, here's what you get with Surfshark One over Starter:

✅ Full antivirus built in
✅ Privacy-first web search
✅ Email, ID, and credit card fraud alerts

How good is Surfshark One?

Surfshark One is the perfect answer to the multiple threats facing people online every day, and could seriously help you to fight against data breaches.

For what works out to be a bit more than $2 a month, you'll get access to Surfshark's powerful VPN, its antivirus software, a data leak detection system, and even a private search engine.

Currently sitting at #2 of TechRadar's best VPN ranking, we couldn't recommend Surfshark VPN more. You can expect easy-to-use apps across all major platforms, brilliant performances when it comes to speeds and unlocking capabilities, and even some advanced security features like Alternative ID and IP rotation.

Rated as 'TOP PRODUCT' by AV-test in 2024, Surfshark Antivirus offers real-time protection that'll keep you safe whenever you download, install, or open new programs and files. It'll also allow you to stay on top of your device's digital hygiene with scheduled scans.

Surfshark Antvirus interface

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Surfshark Alert is a data leak monitoring solution that notifies you if your personal information appears in a breach. These include usernames, IDs, names, email addresses, physical addresses, IPs, birth dates, passwords, hashed passwords, and more.

Surfshark Search is an ad-free, privacy-first search engine software that promises never to track your search history or keep logs of your data, while preventing web trackers from snooping on you and disturbing your browsing experience.

Lastly, if you want to boost your data protection even further, you have the option to upgrade to Surfshark One+ and get access to the third-party service Incogni. This is a data removal service designed to ask for your data to be removed from data brokers' lists, saving you time on such a demanding task. Surfshark One+ is also discounted and can now be yours for the equivalent of $4.19 per month.


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Chiara Castro
News Editor (Tech Software)

Chiara is a multimedia journalist committed to covering stories to help promote the rights and denounce the abuses of the digital side of life – wherever cybersecurity, markets, and politics tangle up. She believes an open, uncensored, and private internet is a basic human need and wants to use her knowledge of VPNs to help readers take back control. She writes news, interviews, and analysis on data privacy, online censorship, digital rights, tech policies, and security software, with a special focus on VPNs, for TechRadar and TechRadar Pro. Got a story, tip-off, or something tech-interesting to say? Reach out to chiara.castro@futurenet.com

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