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2025-04-23 11:44
The exploitation of vulnerabilities has seen another year of growth as an initial access vector for breaches, reaching 20%, according to Verizon’s 2025 Data Breach Investigations Report. Researchers analyzed 22,052 real-world security incidents, of which 12,195 were confirmed data breaches. This was an increase of 34% in relation to last year’s report. The presence of ransomware, with or without encryption, saw significant growth, a 37% increase from last year’s report. It was present in 44% … More → The post 2025 Data Breach Investigations Report: Third-party breaches double appeared first on Help Net Security.
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