In the past, cyber attackers have often been unaware of how much stolen data is worth to organisations. However, the implementation of GDPR means that organisations can be fined up to 4% of their global annual turnover or €20m, whichever is greater, if found to have a data breach. These fines effectively provide cyber criminals with a price point for criminals to understand how much the data is worth to organisations.
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A sudden wave of attacks against insecure databases resulting in ransom demands points to wave of data hijacking attacks. Source: Cloud Security Open Databases a Juicy Extortion Target
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