How often do data breaches occur?

At least one data breach occurs every week in Australia, with an average of 20,073 records lost or stolen per incident.

Currently, the true scale of data breaches in Australia is unknown due to the lack of notification laws. Overseas experience suggests that unreported data breaches are far more common than people impacted are aware.

For more information, see our November 2015 Cybercrime and Fraud Report.