"Human Error to Blame as Exposed Records Top 37 Billion in 2020"

Researchers at Risk Based Security discovered that reported global breach volumes dropped 48% last year compared to 2019, but the number of exposed records soared 141% to top 37 billion.  The researchers also found that in total, there were 3923 breaches last year. Of the breached records, 30.4 billion (82%) came from just five incidents, all of which were down to misconfigured databases or services.  External actors accounted for 77% of the breaches, and 69% were caused by human error or oversight.  The researchers also stated that stolen credentials were the number one method of entry for attackers.  Double extortion attacks are also growing in popularity.  676 of the breaches this year (17%) included ransomware as an element, which is an increase of 100% compared to 2019. 

Infosecurity report: "Human Error to Blame as Exposed Records Top 37 Billion in 2020"