Data breach reports down 52% in the first half of 2020; Number of records exposed increase to 27 billion
Risk Based Security released their 2020 Mid Year Data Breach QuickView Report, revealing that although the number of publicly reported data breaches stands at its lowest in five years, the number of records exposed is more than four times higher than any previously reported time period.
“The striking differences between 2020 and prior years brings up many questions,” commented Inga Goddijn, Executive Vice President at Risk Based Security. “Why is the breach count low compared to prior years? What is driving the growth in the number of records exposed? And perhaps most importantly, is this a permanent change in the data breach landscape?”