In the developing technology world, security risks are also increasing. Companies are introducing many new features related to user security. However, data breaches have been increasing recently. Apple shared an important report to both warn its own users and reveal the situation in the industry.
More than 360 million people will be victims of data breaches in 2023
In a post made today, Apple revealed the extent of data breaches in the smartphone world. MIT professor Dr. He included a study conducted by Stuart Madnick, which revealed that 2.6 billion personal records were compromised due to data breaches in the last two years. The study also contains serious warnings.
Here are those notes;
The report shows that historic threats to user data, which nearly tripled the number of data breaches between 2013 and 2022, compromising 2.6 billion records in two years, are getting worse in 2023. In the US alone, there were almost 20 percent more breaches in just the first nine months of 2023 than in previous years. The cybercriminals’ target was very clear; A 2023 survey found that more than 80 percent of breaches were caused by data stored in the cloud.
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In the new report, in the first three quarters of 2023;
- Ransomware attacks increased by 70 percent compared to 2022
- 98 percent of companies have a relationship with a vendor that has experienced a data breach
- More than 360 million people were victims of data breaches
- The health data of 1 in 4 people was revealed
MIT professor Dr. Stuart Madnick referred to the advanced end-to-end encryption feature developed by Apple in December last year. Suggesting that this security should be taken into consideration by users, Madnick included the following sentences:
Apple implemented Enhanced Data Protection globally in January 2023; This included end-to-end encryption as well as other security measures for the majority of users’ iCloud data, including iCloud Backup and Photos.
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