Identity theft accounts for 'majority of data breaches'

Theft of identities along with personal information still accounts for the majority of data breaches, a new global survey by Gemalto has found.

According to the 2015 Breach Level Index (BLI), identity theft accounted for 53% of all data breaches as well as 40% of “all compromised records” last year.

Identity theft accounts for 'majority of data breaches'