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Over half of British consumers faced a data breach last year

New research has revealed that over half of Brits have fallen victim to a data breach over the past year.According to a report from DynaRisk, which has run a scan on over 750,000 data pieces, users in the UK have faced more threats compared to the users in New Zealand, Canada or Europe.password-stealing malware detectedCheck out…

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Over half of British consumers faced a data breach last year

New research has revealed that over half of Brits have fallen victim to a data breach over the past year.

According to a report from DynaRisk, which has run a scan on over 750,000 data pieces, users in the UK have faced more threats compared to the users in New Zealand, Canada or Europe.

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