Only 3 percent were attributed to so-called hacktivists, which is a sharp increase from previous years, but still somewhat minor in the overall picture. However, those 3 percent of hacks captured 56 percent of all user data involved. Verizon claims that hacktivists stole about 100 million user data of a total of 174 million. Of course, it's a matter of the viewing angle to assess the seriousness of the impact of hacktivists. While there is a 3 percent share of all data breaches overall, the number rises to 25 percent if only incidents at large corporations are considered.
2DayBlog.com, Hacktivists breached data of over 100 million users in 2011
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