During the third quarter of 2022, approximately 15 million data records were exposed worldwide through data breaches. This figure had increased by 37 percent compared to the previous quarter. Since the first quarter of 2020, the highest number of exposed data records was detected in the fourth quarter of 2020, nearly 125 million data sets.
Number of data records exposed worldwide from 1st quarter 2020 to 3rd quarter 2022 (in millions)
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SurfShark. (October 19, 2022). Number of data records exposed worldwide from 1st quarter 2020 to 3rd quarter 2022 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 24, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1307426/number-of-data-breaches-worldwide/
SurfShark. "Number of data records exposed worldwide from 1st quarter 2020 to 3rd quarter 2022 (in millions)." Chart. October 19, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 24, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1307426/number-of-data-breaches-worldwide/
SurfShark. (2022). Number of data records exposed worldwide from 1st quarter 2020 to 3rd quarter 2022 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 24, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1307426/number-of-data-breaches-worldwide/
SurfShark. "Number of Data Records Exposed Worldwide from 1st Quarter 2020 to 3rd Quarter 2022 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Oct 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1307426/number-of-data-breaches-worldwide/
SurfShark, Number of data records exposed worldwide from 1st quarter 2020 to 3rd quarter 2022 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1307426/number-of-data-breaches-worldwide/ (last visited March 24, 2023)
Number of data records exposed worldwide from 1st quarter 2020 to 3rd quarter 2022 (in millions) [Graph], SurfShark, October 19, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1307426/number-of-data-breaches-worldwide/