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Data breaches and cyber attacks quarterly review: Q3 2021

IT Governance

We also place ransomware in its own category, due in part to the frequency of attacks and in order to differentiate it from intrusions that may be harder to detect, such as password breaches. Notably, there has been a decline in data breaches and cyber attacks in the retail sector compared to Q2 (18 vs 41).

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Data Breaches and Cyber Attacks Quarterly Review: Q3 2022

IT Governance

We also place ransomware in its own category, due in part to the frequency of attacks and in order to differentiate it from intrusions that may be harder to detect, such as password breaches. The other big contributors were the education sector (39 incidents), technology (33) and retail (25). Keeping your organisation secure.

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Data Breaches and Cyber Attacks Quarterly Review: Q1 2022

IT Governance

We also place ransomware in its own category, due in part to the frequency of attacks and in order to differentiate it from intrusions that may be harder to detect, such as password breaches. IT Governance discovered 266 security incidents between January and March 2022, which accounted for 75,099,482 breached records.

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Data Breaches and Cyber Attacks Quarterly Review: Q2 2022

IT Governance

We also place ransomware in its own category, due in part to the frequency of attacks and in order to differentiate it from intrusions that may be harder to detect, such as password breaches. Whether you’re hit by a cyber criminal or you discover an internal error, we can show you how to respond effectively and mitigate the risk.

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Data breaches and cyber attacks quarterly review: Q2 2021

IT Governance

We also place ransomware in its own category, due in part to the frequency of attacks and in order to differentiate it from intrusions that may be harder to detect, such as password breaches. The education, technology and retail sectors were the other big contributors to Q2’s total with 44, 42, and 41 incidents, respectively.

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List of Data Breaches and Cyber Attacks in August 2022 – 97 Million Records Breached

IT Governance

Meanwhile, the bastion of password security, LastPass, announced that its systems had been breached – although the organisation is confident that customers’ details remain secure. You can find the full list of incidents below, broken into their respective categories. Cyber attacks. Ransomware. Data breaches. Financial information.

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Data Breaches and Cyber Attacks Quarterly Review: Q1 2023

IT Governance

We also place ransomware in its own category, due in part to the frequency of attacks and in order to differentiate it from intrusions that may be harder to detect, such as password breaches. The other big contributors were the technology sector (36 incidents), the public sector (35), and the retail and leisure sector (27).