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The 2019 legislative update to Washington’s requirements for notice which expanded the number of breaches covered by the law, and requires agencies and companies to provide earlier and more detailed notice to consumers.ĭuring the COVID-19 pandemic, Washingtonians are increasingly relying on digital and online services that collect user data to conduct business, go to school, find entertainment and communicate with friends and family.

A 200 percent increase in the number of breaches impacting more than 50,000 Washingtonians compared to 2020 and.

Targeting of large data processors like Blackbaud and Accellion, which contract with hundreds of organizations, making a single data breach much more impactful.

Consumers storing more of their data online, as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to keep many people working from home.

Several factors likely contributed to this year’s significant increase in notices:

Several factors contributed to increases in data breaches This resulted in the exposure of files from the Washington State Auditor’s Office that contained the personal information of about 1.3 million Washingtonians. The cyberattack targeted Accellion, a company that provides file-sharing technology. The Attorney General’s Office recorded the first “mega breach” - a breach that affects 1 million people or more - since 2018. The report includes best practices for avoiding and mitigating ransomware attacks. More than half – 150 of 245 of all cyberattacks reported in 2021 - involved ransomware. Since the Attorney General’s Office started tracking and reporting on data breaches, 2017 set the previous record with 52 reported cyberattacks. Businesses reported 38 cyberattacks in 2020. In 2020, cyberattacks accounted for 63% of all reported breaches. Many Washingtonians likely received more than one notice.Ĭyberattacks and ransomware attacks spiked in 2021Ĭyberattacks caused 87.5% of all reported data breaches in 2021. Breached businesses and agencies sent 6.3 million of these notices to Washingtonians in 2021. State law requires organizations that experience a data breach to send notices to all consumers whose data was exposed, and report breaches impacting 500 or more Washingtonians to the Attorney General’s Office. The public can access the Attorney General’s database of breaches here.Ģ021 set a new record for the highest number of data breach notices sent to Washingtonians (6.3 million), data breaches reported (280), cyberattacks reported (245), and ransomware attacks reported (150). The report includes recommendations to policymakers and best practices for the public to protect their data and minimize risks. The Attorney General provides the report as a public service to provide Washingtonians with critical information to help them safeguard their data. The Legislature does not direct the Office to publish the report. The Attorney General’s Office receives no funding to publish this report. “We publish this report because Washingtonians are best able to safeguard their data when they are aware of the threats - and the threats have never been greater,” Ferguson said. The Attorney General’s Office recorded 150 ransomware incidents in 2021 - more than the previous five years combined.

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Ransomware - a type of cyberattack in which cybercriminals use malicious code to hold data hostage in hopes of receiving a ransom payment from the data holders - represents a growing and significant threat to consumers and businesses. In other words, this year’s total represents a 500 percent increase over last year.Īdditionally, the report identifies a tremendous spike in cyberattacks and ransomware incidents. The report finds that the number of data breaches reported to the Attorney General’s Office also skyrocketed to 280, blowing past the previous record of 78 and last year’s total of 60. 2018 set the previous record of 3.5 million breach notices sent to Washingtonians. In the last year, breached businesses and agencies sent 6.3 million notices to Washingtonians - by far the largest number of notifications sent to Washingtonians since the Attorney General’s Office began tracking this number. OLYMPIA - Attorney General Bob Ferguson released his sixth annual Data Breach Report today. In the last year, businesses and agencies sent a record 6.3 million data breach notices to Washingtonians

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