Security News > 2020 > February > In 2019, a total of 7,098 reported breaches exposed 15.1 billion records

In 2019 the total number of records exposed increased by 284% compared to 2018, according to Risk Based Security.

In total, there were over 15.1 billion records exposed shattering industry projections.

"2019 was a rough year for breach activity, with reported breaches reaching an all-time high and the number of records exposed up 284% compared to 2018" commented Inga Goddijn, Executive Vice President at Risk Based Security.

"So, while the total number of unique records exposed was very high for certain events, the number of individuals whose data was put at risk is far fewer."

Since the release of the report three months ago, 7.2 billion records were compromised, with only four events accounting for 93.5% of those records.

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