{"id":8469,"date":"2023-08-16T21:06:05","date_gmt":"2023-08-16T11:06:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techdaily.com.au\/b2\/?p=8469"},"modified":"2023-09-13T21:25:53","modified_gmt":"2023-09-13T11:25:53","slug":"surge-in-global-data-breaches","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/surge-in-global-data-breaches\/","title":{"rendered":"Surge in Global Data Breaches"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Global data breaches have spiked during the second quarter this year with almost 111 million accounts compromised.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-8470\" src=\"https:\/\/www.techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/data-breach-statistics-q2-2023-300x147.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"147\" srcset=\"https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/data-breach-statistics-q2-2023-300x147.webp 300w, https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/data-breach-statistics-q2-2023-150x73.webp 150w, https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/data-breach-statistics-q2-2023-768x376.webp 768w, https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/data-breach-statistics-q2-2023-1024x501.webp 1024w, https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/data-breach-statistics-q2-2023-112x55.webp 112w, https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/data-breach-statistics-q2-2023.webp 1304w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>That\u2019s one of the key findings in a <a href=\"https:\/\/surfshark.com\/research\/study\/data-breach-statistics-q2-2023\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">new report<\/a> from cybersecurity firm Surfshark, noting a surge that\u2019s nearly triple the 41.6 million breaches recorded in the first quarter last. year.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The United States is <a href=\"https:\/\/infogram.com\/the-5-most-breached-countries-account-for-more-than-two-thirds-of-all-accounts-leaked-in-2023q2-1h7v4pw18kdwj6k\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">top of the list of countries<\/a> impacted by these breaches, accounting for 49.8 million leaked accounts, with other heavily affected nations including Russia, Spain, France and Turkey.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The overall breached user count worldwide has skyrocketed by 156% compared to the previous quarter, highlighting the inadequacy of existing data protection measures.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To learn more from this report visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/surfshark.com\/research\/study\/data-breach-statistics-q2-2023\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Surfshark website.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Global data breaches have spiked during the second quarter this year with almost 111 million accounts compromised. 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