15.1 billion records exposed in 2019 as data breaches hit a new high

The total number of records exposed by data breaches increased by 284 percent last year compared to 2018, with over 15.1 billion records exposed in total. This is one of the findings of the 2019 Year End Data Breach QuickView Report from Risk Based Security although the total number of 2019 breaches disclosed so far (7,098) is up only one percent. "2019 was a rough year for breach activity, with reported breaches reaching an all-time high and the number of records exposed up 284 percent compared to 2018," says Inga Goddijn, executive vice president at Risk Based Security. "As ghastly… [Continue Reading]