6,000 million files have been pirated so far this year

6,000 million files have been pirated so far this year

According to the report, pirates increasingly point to files linked to work and taxes

   An explosive increase in computer hacking led to the violation of more than 6,000 million files so far this year, surpassing the total of all 2016 infractions, security researchers said Tuesday.

The US company Risk Based Security announced in its semi-annual report that it had identified, until June 30, 2,227 incidents of disclosure of data that affect financial, governmental, health and education information. "It's amazing to see the steady increase in the number of infractions, which has already reached one million files or more," said Inga Goddijn, executive vice president of Risk Based Security.

   According to the report, pirates increasingly point to files linked to work and taxes. Some of the attacks successfully use phishing, redirecting or emails to obtain tax information from US citizens. Other targets include human resources departments, employment agencies, and labor data financial aggregators. "While the news about politically motivated foreign interference in electoral systems continues to dominate headlines, the fraudulent activities we are tracking this year are a clear indication of how many data commitment incidents are motivated by economic benefits," said Goddijn. "As long as the information can be quickly monetized and the systems remain vulnerable to attacks,