Jim Van Dyke and Al Pascual of Sontiq offer an analysis of data breaches and identity crime trends. They say cybercriminals are using more historical breached data at a higher rate. “We can now use that data to predict the pattern of identity crimes we will see in the future,” they say. They also discuss why data breaches need a Richter Scale to assess future impacts; how old data breaches fuel new identity crimes; why there’s a need for a Richter scale to assess impacts of future breaches.”]
Source: https://www.bankinfosecurity.com/how-old-breaches-fuel-new-identity-crimes-a-16280