Data Theft From Computer Security Breaches Declines, Report Says
The number of compromised data records in computer security breaches declined last year as thieves shifted their sights to smaller, non-financial businesses, according to a report by Verizon Communications Inc.
The research, conducted with the U.S. Secret Service and the Dutch National High Tech Crime unit, analyzed 761 security breaches and found four million accessed data records. That compares with 144 million compromised data records stemming from 141 examined data breaches in 2009.