Security News > 2017 > March > 1.37 billion data records compromised globally in 2016 (Help Net Security)

Gemalto’s Breach Level Index revealed that 1,792 data breaches led to 1.37 billion data records being compromised worldwide during 2016, an increase of 86% compared to 2015. Identity theft was the leading type of data breach in 2016, accounting for 59% of all data breaches. In addition, 52% of the data breaches in 2016 did not disclose the number of compromised records at the time they were reported. The Breach Level Index (BLI) is a … More →

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