That figure is based on Cyble dark web researchers’ investigations of significant data breaches claimed by threat actors on data leak sites and is thus a proxy rather than a complete measure of all data breaches, which is almost certainly higher. Globally, claimed data breaches recorded by Cyble dark web researchers are up 18% so far in 2025 to 1,684 – a significant increase in itself, but one that makes Australia’s surge stand out all the more. Cyble dark web researchers recorded 71 ...
