Around 16 billion records have been exposed so far this year, according to researchers. 8.4 billion were exposed in the first quarter of 2020 alone, a 273% increase from the first half of 2019. The number of publicly reported breaches in Q1 2020 decreased by 58% compared to 2019. A Virgin Media database was left unsecured for 10 months, exposing the personal information of 900,000 customers. A bundle of dating apps were found leaking 845GB of sensitive data, with over 20 million files containing photos, users name and financial data.”]
Source: https://www.bitdefender.com/blog/hotforsecurity/2020-is-on-track-to-hit-a-new-data-breach-record/