Welcome to DBD. 2024 was a tough year for me personally, and I'd like to thank every one of you who has supported me - you have been my light in times of darkness. 2024 saw the highest number of ransomware attacks on record, and there's no sign of these attacks slowing down as we head into the new year. Ransomware is a BIG problem that is NOT going away anytime soon, and this year could be just as catastrophic, if not worse, as cyber criminals continue to extort their victims with very little chance of being brought to justice. Wishing you all the very best for 2025. Stay safe. :)
Dentons Senior Analyst, Washington DC
January 2020 saw another 61 Data Breaches reported which accounted for 1.5 Billion Data Records reported compromised.
Although January's total amount of Data Breaches reported is down by over 32%
from last month, the total amount of Data Records reported compromised
was up by over 139% from last month.
The
hardest hit sectors continue to be Education, Healthcare and the Public
Sector, accounting for over 52% of total Data Breaches reported this
year, and likewise the most breach types continue to be Cyber Attack,
Internal Error and Ransomware, accounting for over 62% of total Data
Breaches reported this year.
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