The total number of publicly reported breaches in Q1 2020 has decreased by 42% compared to the same period last year, Risk Based Security reveals.

Publicly reported breaches in Q1 2020 drop dramatically compared to 2019

Despite this, the number of records exposed for this quarter skyrocketed to 8.4 billion – a 273% increase compared to Q1 2019, and a record for the same period since at least 2005, when detailed reporting began.