The number of publicly disclosed data breaches in Q1 2020 1,196 was the lowest for the first quarter since 2016. That number represents a massive 58% decline from the 2,842 data breaches that were publicly disclosed in 2019. The disruption triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic might simply have resulted in a decline in the number of breach disclosures. An unprecedented 8.4 billion records everything from email addresses and passwords to Social Security numbers – were exposed in 2020, a 273% increase over last year.”]