The report takes a moment to note the lack of details in numerous reports from certain companies, without pointing fingers in specific directions. And when we say “numerous”, we mean “most of them”, as the largest category from the report is “Not Specified”, followed by Phishing and Ransomware. Only 34% of the reported attacks were properly described.
A quick overview of the most important stats from this year’s report.
In most instances, the stolen data was limited to a user’s name and social security number, but in other cases it extended to other PII — personal identifiable information, which someone can use to identify or impersonate you.
It’s 2023 and we’re still talking about strong passwords and two-factor authentication (2FA). And given this trendancy, that won’t change anytime soon. Protect your data, people, because companies won’t go out of their way to do it for you.
