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Data Breach For Dummies: Simple Hacks, Hackers Are The Norm

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Feed Name: Security Ledger

Threat Score
30/100

Date Published: 2013-04-23

Date Updated: 2026-05-08

Author: Paul Roberts

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The article summarizes Verizon’s 2013 DBIR findings: most data breaches in 2012 were opportunistic and financially motivated, used low-sophistication techniques (phishing, malware, stolen credentials, removable media), frequently targeted data at rest in databases and file servers, and only a minority were linked to state-affiliated espionage.

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