Supply Chain Attacks Induced More Data Breaches than Malware

As reported by the Identity Theft Resource Center, the first half of 2022 saw fewer compromises reported, owing in part to Russian-based cybercriminals being distracted by the war in Ukraine and volatility in cryptocurrency markets.

However, data compromises rose substantially in the second half of 2022. The number of victims (422.1 million) has increased by 41.5% since 2021. For the sixth year in a row, the estimated number of data compromise victims fell in 11 of the 12 months of 2022. This trend was reversed when it was revealed that the personal information of 221 million Twitter users was available in illegal identity marketplaces.

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Data breach alerts suddenly lacked details, putting individuals and businesses at risk and creating uncertainty about the number of data breaches and victims. In 2022, the most common type of cyberattack leading to a data breach was “not specified,” followed by phishing and ransomware. 34% of data breach notices included information about the victim and the attack vector.

Cyberattacks continue to be the leading cause of data breaches. In 2022, the number of data breaches caused by supply chain attacks surpassed compromises caused by malware. Malware is frequently regarded as the heart of most cyberattacks. However, supply chain attacks outnumbered malware-based a

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