Six billion records hacked so far this year


  • TECH
  • Wednesday, 26 Jul 2017

Risk Based Security said in its mid-year report that it identified 2,227 publicly disclosed data compromise events through June 30, affecting business, government, medical and educational data.

A surge in computer hacking has led to the breach of more than six billion records so far this year, topping the total for 2016, security researchers said Tuesday.

Virginia-based Risk Based Security said in its mid-year report that it identified 2,227 publicly disclosed data compromise events through June 30 affecting business, government, medical and educational data.

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