Impact of data breach

1. Data breach can have a wide range of impacts on individuals, organizations, society and the economy, including but not limited to the following:

a. Personal privacy is violated.

Leaked data may contain sensitive information such as personally identifiable information, personal communication information, financial information, and health information. When this information is compromised, individuals' privacy is violated and they may face identity theft, fraud, spam, nuisance calls, and other problems.

b. Organizational reputation is damaged.

If the organization's sensitive information such as customer data, employee data, and trade secrets are leaked, this can damage the organization's reputation, leading to loss of trust by customers, loss of morale by employees, and even legal action.

c. Economic Losses.

A data breach can lead to direct financial losses. For example, the organization may have to pay compensation, legal fees, etc., and may also face a reduction in revenue due to loss of customers. In addition, data breach can lead to trade secret disclosure, intellectual property infringement, and other issues.

d. Threat to national security.

Data breach may pose a threat to national security. For example, the leakage of state secrets, military secrets, anti-terrorism intelligence, etc. may lead to national security issues.

e. Social stability is threatened.

In case of large-scale data leakage, it may trigger social panic and lead to threats to social stability.

In summary, data leakage can have different degrees of impact on individuals, organizations, society and economy, so data protection is crucial.

2. Analysis of data breach in 2022

a. Escalation of attack methods

The technical means used by attackers are escalating, for example, artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning and other technologies are widely used, and attackers can launch attacks with more precision.

b. Increased cloud security risks

With the popularity of cloud computing, enterprises are increasingly storing data on the cloud, but storing data on the cloud also means facing more security risks.

c. Frequent attacks during COVID-19

Due to the global COVID-19 pandemic, more people are working from home and businesses are adopting more online tools and cloud services. In this case, attackers can take advantage of weak corporate network security measures to more easily invade corporate networks.

d. Third-party risks persist

Many enterprises will choose to use services or software provided by third parties, and these third parties may also become the target of attackers. If the third party is attacked, the enterprise's data may also be leaked.

e. Diverse types of compromised data

In addition to personally identifiable information leaks, data has been compromised in a variety of areas such as healthcare, finance, social media, and government agencies.