The number of records exposed for Q1 2020 skyrocketed to 8.4 billion – a 273 percent increase compared to Q1 2019.
According to a new Risk Based Security report, the number of publicly reported breaches in Q1 2020 decreased by 58 percent compared to the same period last year. The decline in the number of disclosed breaches is attributed to two factors: reporting disruption brought on by COVID19 and the unusually high number of breaches reported in Q1 2019.