2 Billion Records Compromised in 2016, Including Yahoo's Breach, Says IT Governance
In 2016, data breaches and cyberattacks resulted in more than 2.15 billion records being compromised, including the more than 500 million Yahoo user accounts that were stolen two years ago, said cybersecurity firm IT Governance in an updated blog post…
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Tuesday. Last year, breaches totaled 480 million, wrote Lewis Morgan, a social media marketing executive who compiled the list. He said he initially didn't include the breach at Yahoo in his count because it occurred in late 2014, but decided to add it because the incident was first reported in September (see 1609220046).