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Gemalto Releases Findings of 1H 2016 Breach Level Index

Data breaches up 15%, compromised data records up 31% compared to previous six months.

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By: DAVID SAVASTANO

Editor, Ink World Magazine

Gemalto released the findings of the Breach Level Index, revealing that data breaches increased 15% in the first six months of 2016 compared to the last six months of 2015. Worldwide, there were 974 reported data breaches and more than 554 million compromised data records in the first half of 2016, compared to 844 data breaches and 424 million compromised data records in the previous six months.   In addition, 52% percent of the data breaches in the first half of this year did not disclose the...

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