The number of exposed records has hit record highs in just the first two quarters of 2019. Hacking remains the No 1 breach type for number of incidents, accounting for 82 percent of reported breaches. Email addresses and passwords remain prized targets, with email addresses exposed in 70 percent of breaches. Businesses in the business sector accounted for 67 percent of the reported breaches and 84.6 percent of records exposed. Unauthorized access of systems or services, skimmers and exposure of sensitive data on the internet have been the top breach types since January of 2018.
Source: https://threatpost.com/4b-records-exposed-breaches-2019/147446/