Original article by Matthew Elmas
The New Daily – Page: Online : 14-Dec-22

Data from virtual private network provider Surfshark suggests that there was a 489 per cent increase in data breaches across Australia in the September quarter. The analysis shows that 7,387 local accounts were hacked per 100,000 Australians during the period, which equates to an average of 22 accounts being hacked every minute. Agneska Sablovskaja of Surfshark adds that there was 1,550 per cent growth in data breaches in Australia between October and November, compared with a 70.8 per cent decline globally over the same period. The issue of data security has come under scrutiny in the wake of high-profile incidents such as the Medibank and Optus hacks.

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