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Chiara Castro

"People should remain vigilant" – over 2 million British accounts have already been leaked in 2025, despite a global downtick

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  • 2.2 million British accounts have been breached in the first three months of 2025 alone
  • The UK was the sixth most affected country worldwide, behind the US, Russia, India, Germany, and Spain 
  • Despite this, the latest data shows a considerable downtick in data breach incidents worldwide
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