A full 20% of breaches this year stemmed from exploitation of known vulnerabilities, a 34% increase from last year.

Summary: The latest Verizon data breach report shows a sharp rise in zero-day exploits, ransomware, and third-party breaches, painting a grim picture for 2025’s cybersecurity landscape. Human ...

Verizon’s 2025 Data Breach Investigations Report: System Intrusion Breaches Double in EMEA Apr. 23, 2025 12:01 AM ET Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ) , VZ:CA Q1: 2025-04-22 Earnings Summary ...

In the previous year’s report, the DBIR analysed 30,458 security incidents of which 10,626 were confirmed breaches. For Verizon Business, an incident is a “security event that compromises the ...

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An alleged Verizon data breach has seen hackers offering for sale a database of 61 million customer records, which includes personal information useful for both phishing attempts and identity theft.

Verizon just dropped its annual Data Breach Investigations Report, and it’s a doozy. According to the 117-page report, the message is clear: things are getting worse .