Over the past year, the number of data breaches from either malware or hacking have risen substantially according to London-based Beazley, a provider of data breach response insurance.
"We saw a significant rise in incidents caused by hacking or malware in the past year," said Katherine Keefe, global head of Beazley's breach response services unit. "This was especially noticeable in healthcare, where the percentage of data breaches caused by hacking or malware more than doubled." Breaches in the financial services and higher education sectors also increased.
The unit responded to 60% more data breaches in 2015 compared with the previous year. The company says that 32% of all incidents in 2015 were caused by hacking or malware, compared with only 18% in 2014.
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