List of data breaches and cyber attacks in December 2022 – 31.5 million records breached

December can be the best or worst time to suffer a data breach. On the one hand, people have started to wind down to the end of the year, all attention is on the holidays…

List of Data Breaches and Cyber Attacks in November 2022 – 32 Million Records Breached

Welcome to our November 2022 review of data breaches and cyber attacks. We identified 95 security incidents throughout the month, accounting for 32,051,144 breached records. Almost half of that figure comes from two incidents. The first…

List of Data Breaches and Cyber Attacks in October 2022 – 9.9 Million Records Breached

Welcome to our October 2022 review of data breaches and cyber attacks. We identified 102 security incidents throughout the month, which is the second largest figure so far this year – trailing only August (112).…

List of Data Breaches and Cyber Attacks in September 2022 – 35.6 Million Records Breached

Welcome to our September 2022 list of data breaches and cyber attacks. Compared to August, it was a comparatively quiet month, as we identified 88 publicly disclosed security incidents and 35,566,046 compromised records. As always,…

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

August 2022 has been a lesson in being careful with whom you provide sensitive information. In a month that saw the former US president accused of misappropriating classified government documents, there were also a spate…