Data Breaches Hit Highest Level in 3 Years, OAIC Report Reveals

The office recorded 527 breaches in the first half of 2024, a sharp increase of 9 percent from the latter half of 2023.

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Data breaches surged to their highest level in three and a half years during the first half of 2024, according to new statistics from the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC).

The office recorded 527 breaches in the first half of 2024, a sharp increase of nine percent from the latter half of 2023.