Welcome to DBD. Cybercrime made global headlines in 2025. Attacks on well-known brands and organizations have raised public awareness of the severity, frequency and impact of cyber attacks. Ransomware attacks are at their highest ever recorded, and 2026 has the potential to be even worse, as cyber criminals continue to extort their victims, with little chance of being brought to justice. On a lighter note, I'd like to take this opportunity to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and all the best for the New Year. Thanks again for all your support. Stay safe. :)
Dentons Senior Analyst, Washington D.C.
October 2020 saw another 117 Data Breaches reported which accounted for 86.6 Million Data Records reported compromised.
The hardest hit sectors were Healthcare, Education and Public Sector, with most breach types continuing to be Cyber Attack, Internal Error and Ransomware, accounting for over 70% of total Data Breaches reported this year.
Currently this takes the yearly totals so far to 883 Data Breaches
reported and 19.4 Billion Data Records reported comprised as of the end of October 2020.
