Data loss through cyber attacks decreased sharply in 2010, but the total number of breaches was higher than ever. This year’s report covers approximately 760 data breaches, the largest caseload to date. Hacking (50 percent) and malware (49 percent) were the most prominent types of attack, with many of those attacks involving weak or stolen credentials and passwords. For the first time, physical attacks — such as compromising ATMs — appeared as one of the three most common ways to steal information.
Source: https://thehackernews.com/2011/04/verizon-2011-data-breach-investigations.html