U.S. data breaches and inadvertent data exposure incidents decreased by 19% from 1,473 in 2019 to 1,108 in 2020. Criminals are increasingly focusing on lucrative ransomware and business email compromise scams, experts say. Experts say attackers prioritizing quality over quantity of data to be successful. The average ransom payment continues to increase, according to a report by the Identity Theft Resource Center, a nonprofit organization based in San Diego, California, that provides no-cost assistance to identity theft victims.”]
Source: https://www.bankinfosecurity.com/reported-us-data-breaches-declined-by-19-in-2020-a-15885