"Data Breach Reports Down by One‑Third in First Half of 2020"

According to a new report published by the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC), the number of publicly reported data breaches in the United States in the first half of 2020 dropped by 33%.  Breaches between January and June of this year impacted 164 million individuals.  Attacks by external threat actors are the most common cause of data breaches and were responsible for 404 out of a total of 540 incidents reported in the first half of this year.

WeLiveSecurity reports: "Data Breach Reports Down by One‑Third in First Half of 2020"