Over 27 billion records exposed in the first half of 2020

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Risk Based Security’s 2020 Mid Year Data Breach QuickView Report
Over 27 billion records exposed in the first half of 2020
August 17, 2020
https://betanews.com/2020/08/17/27-billion-records-exposed/

Although reports of data breaches are down 52 percent in the first half of this year, the number of records exposed over the same period has soared to 27 billion.

The latest Data Breach Report from Risk Based Security shows 2,037 publicly reported breaches from January to June, a 52 percent decrease compared to the first six months of 2019 and 19 percent below the same time period for 2018.
But at the same time the number of records exposed between January 1, 2020 and June 30, 2020 reached 27 billion, exceeding the total number of records exposed during the entirety of 2019 by more than 12 billion.

"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?"
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As in previous reports, the main issue behind the number of records exposed is misconfigured databases and services. Four economic sectors (information, health care, finance and insurance, and public administration) account for more than half (52.5 percent) of reported breaches.

"Misconfigured databases and services have been the key driver behind the growing number of records exposed," adds Goddijn. "
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Risk Based Security: New research: Data Breach Reports Down in 2020, Yet Over 27 billion Records Exposed
2020 Mid Year Data Breach QuickView Report

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