Records exposed in data breaches disclosed in Q1 2020 skyrocketed to a record 8.4 billion – a 273% increase
The 2020 Q1 Data Breach QuickView Report, from Cyber Risk Analytics, is now available for download.
The number of records exposed in #data breaches disclosed in Q1 2020 skyrocketed to a record 8.4 billion – a 273% increase – even as number of disclosures decreased 42%.
- The decline in the number of disclosed breaches is attributed to two factors: reporting disruption brought on by COVID-19 and the unusually high number of breaches reported in Q1 2019.
- Approximately 70% of reported breaches were due to unauthorized access to systems or services, while approximately 90% of records exposed were attributable to exposing/publishing data online.
- 11 breaches exposed more than 100 million records each, and five breaches exposed between 10 and 99 million records.
Hugh Taylor
Hugh Taylor is a Certified Information Security Manager (CISM). In addition to editing Journal of Cyber Policy, he writes about cybersecurity, compliance and enterprise technology for such clients as Microsoft, IBM, SAP, HPE, Oracle, Google and Advanced Micro Devices. Prior to launching his freelance writing career, he served in executive roles at Microsoft, IBM and several venture-backed technology startups.