Near-Record Number of Data Breaches Reported in 2024, Report Says
Although the number of data leaks reported last year was not the same as the previous year, the number of potentially affected by them soared.
according to The 19th annual data leak report released by identity the resource centerThis is a non -profit organization that helps to disperse victims. In 2024, the data compromises reported 3,158 reports, which was slightly lower than the record of 3,202.
However, the number of data leaks released last year jumped to 1.73 billion, an increase of more than 300 % over the previous year. ITRC said that this jump is mainly due to six Magic. These Magic accounts for at least 100 million illegal notices, a total of more than 1.4 billion notices.
ITRC CEO Eva Velasquez said in a statement that these trends are “disturbing trends” and added that weak network security practice also participated in the largest violations of 2024 illegal regulations in 2024 Behavior.
According to the report, better network practices and requirements can prevent at least 196 of the compromises reported in 2024. These compromises constitute more than 1.2 billion victim notifications.
Vulnerability Ticketmaster,,,,, AT & T and Change medical careIf these companies use two factors identity verification or PaskeysGroup said.
However, Velaasquez said that the news was good and pointed out that 40 % of the state now has a comprehensive data privacy law that aims to protect consumers. New technologies like Passkeys may greatly help prevent illegal acts caused by password damage.
