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Almost 2,000 data breaches reported for the first half of 2022.

In a new report entitled State of Data Breach Intelligence: 2022 Midyear Edition, security firm Flashpoint looks at the number and types of data breaches reported for the first half of 2022.

1,980 breaches have been reported by organizations for the first half of this year.

Most of the breaches reported during the first half of 2022 were caused by hacks, which has been the top type of breach for the past several years.

Looking at the types of data stolen in breaches during the first half of the year, Flashpoint found that names were the most compromised item, followed by social security numbers.

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