Global data breaches see massive increase.
More than eight million user accounts were leaked in Q3, a 42 percent increase on Q2 2024’s 5.9 million.
Overall, the UK ranked sixth for the number of breaches, behind the US (93.7m), France (17.2m), Russia (16.5m), Germany (14.6m), and Japan (9.7m).
According to data from Surfshark, a total of almost 423 million accounts were breached across the world this quarter, 96 percent higher compared with the 215 million data leaks seen in Q2 2024.
Written by
Dan Raywood
Senior Editor
SC Media UK
Dan Raywood is a B2B journalist with more than 20 years of experience, including covering cybersecurity for the past 16 years. He has extensively covered topics from Advanced Persistent Threats and nation-state hackers to major data breaches and regulatory changes.
He has spoken at events including 44CON, Infosecurity Europe, RANT Conference, BSides Scotland, Steelcon and ESET Security Days.
Outside work, Dan enjoys supporting Tottenham Hotspur, managing mischievous cats, and sampling craft beers.
