Entityĭata leak due to security vulnerabilitiesīangladesh Government website data breachĬalifornia Department of Child Support Services In 2019, a collection of 2.7 billion identity records, consisting of 774 million unique email addresses and 21 million unique passwords, was posted on the web for sale. As a result of data breaches, it is estimated that in first half of 2018 alone, about 4.5 billion records were exposed. It is estimated that the average cost of a data breach will be over $150 million by 2020, with the global annual cost forecast to be $2.1 trillion. 95% of data breaches come from government, retail, or technology industries. Most reported breaches are in North America, at least in part because of relatively strict disclosure laws in North American countries. In addition, the various methods used in the breaches are listed, with hacking being the most common. Breaches of large organizations where the number of records is still unknown are also listed.
The list includes those involving the theft or compromise of 30,000 or more records, although many smaller breaches occur continually. This is a list of data breaches, using data compiled from various sources, including press reports, government news releases, and mainstream news articles. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.
