Security News > 2017 > May > Data breach activity reaches all-time high (Help Net Security)
2017-05-23 17:00
With over 1,200 breaches and over 3.4 billion records exposed, 2017 is already on pace to be yet another “worst year on record” for data breach activity, according to Risk Based Security. W-2 phishing “The trends that drove the extraordinary activity in 2016 are continuing unabated in 2017” said Inga Goddijn, Risk Based Security’s Executive Vice President. “We have seen the return of widespread phishing for W-2 details, large datasets continue to be offered for … More →
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