Human error (not hackers) behind most data breaches: NDB’s first report

https://www.themandarin.com.au/91151-human-error-not-hackers-behind-data-breaches-ndbs-first-report/

"In just six weeks, there were 63 data breach notifications to the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner since the Notifiable Data Breaches scheme came into force in February this year."

"Key statistics from the first quarterly report include:

• Top five sectors that notified the OAIC of eligible data breaches included health service providers (24% of notifications), legal, accounting and management services (16%), finance (13%), private education (10%), and charities (6%).

• 78% of eligible data breaches were reported to involve individual’s contact information. 33% were reported to involve health information and 30% to involve financial details.

• 51% of the eligible data breach notifications received indicated that the cause of the breach was human error. 44% of breaches were reported to be the result of malicious or criminal attack, and 3% the result of system faults.

• 59% of data breach notifications reported that the personal information of between one and nine individuals was affected. 90% of data breach notifications related to breaches involving the personal information of less than 1000 individuals."