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12.6 Billion Data Records Compromised in 2017, Gemalto Reports
Gemalto released on April 11 its latest Breach Level Index report, revealing that at least 2.6 billion data records were breached or compromised in 2017. The actual number of compromised records, however, could well be higher as Gemalto reported that in 55.9 percent of the data breaches, an unknown number of records were compromised. In addition, the report found that the percentage of data breaches where encryption was used was only 3.1 percent. Breaches in 2017 occurred across multiple industries, but no industry had more breaches than health care. In this slide show, eWEEK takes a look at some of the key highlights of the 2018 Breach Level Index report.
22.6 Billion Records Breached
3Few Data Breaches Involve Encrypted Records
4Malicious Outsiders Are the Top Attackers
5Accidental Loss Is a Key Source of Breached Records
6Identity Theft Is Top Type of Data Breach
7Health Care Is a Top Target
8It Could Be Worse
While 2.6 billion records have been confirmed as being compromised in 2017, the final tally could be even larger. According to Gemalto, the percentage of breaches where the number of compromised records was unknown was 55.9 percent.