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Data breaches continue to hit SA users

Summary by IT-Online
Surfshark’s quarterly analysis of global data breaches shows that South Africa ranks as the 42nd most breached country in Q1 2026, with 212 700 leaked accounts. Globally, a total of 210.3 million accounts were breached, with the US ranking first and amounting to 29% of all breaches from January through March. France takes second place, while India is third, followed by Brazil and the UK. Since 2004, South Africa has been the second-most hit mark…
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IT-Online broke the news on Thursday, May 7, 2026.
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