More than 290 sensitive data leaks to the internet every second.

News of leaks is becoming commonplace - and the trend is that it will not subside for a long time. According to digital security company Gemalto, we have already counted 291 leaked personal data every second in the first six months of 2018.

The number of leaks grew 133% compared to last year

The information was delivered in the Violation Index, note to UOL, which was released on Tuesday (09). According to the Index, the first half of this year accounted for a leak of 4.5 billion records, about 25 million a day. Data includes information such as personal records, medical data, and credit card numbers and passwords.

Compared to the first six months of 2017, Gemalto states that the number of leaks has grown by 133% - an addition that the actual number may be much higher as the amount of data exposed “was not accounted for in 20% of major breaches. bases, ”writes UOL.

It is worth remembering that, only in 2018, we reported user data exposures on Facebook, C&A, Netshoes, Buscapé, Inter Bank, Atlas Quantum and Porto Seguro - you can find out more details by clicking on the respective links above.

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