"Apple-Backed Data Breach Report Says 2.6 Billion Records Leaked in 2 Years"

According to a data breach report commissioned by Apple, hackers stole 2.6 billion records between 2021 and 2022. The report by MIT Professor of Information Technology (IT) Stuart Madnick reveals that breaches increased by 20 percent in the first three quarters of 2023 compared to all of 2022. According to the report, increasingly sophisticated ransomware attacks and attacks on third-party vendors significantly contribute to the growing scope of data breaches. Cloud security was cited as becoming increasingly important, with 80 percent of breaches involving cloud-stored data. The report delves into statistics and case studies from over 200 sources to provide an overview of data breaches that have occurred within the last two years. This article continues to discuss key findings from the data breach report.

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