Data breaches actually fell in the first part of 2023

A total of 41.6 million breached accounts were detected in the first quarter of 2023, which may sound like a huge figure, but is actually a significant drop, a new global report from cybersecurity experts Surfshark states. 

The figure represents a 49% decrease in breached users worldwide compared to the fourth quarter of the previous year, the company says, however, despite the seemingly positive outlook, having more than 41 million breached accounts gives us very little reason to rejoice, the researchers said, adding that in some parts of the world, the number of breached accounts still rose.