This statistic displays the distribution of registered data leakages in the Netherlands in 2018, by type. As of 2018, the vast majority of the data leaks registered in the Netherlands were cases in which personal details were sent to the wrong recipient. Over 60 percent of the data breaches registered in the Netherlands in 2018 related to the sending of personal information to the wrong recipient, while less than five percent of cases involved hacking, malware and/or phishing.
Distribution of registered data leakages in the Netherlands in 2018, by type*
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* Organizations must report a data leak to the Dutch Data Protection Authority, unless it is likely that the leakage is not risky to the involved individuals.
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Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens. (February 1, 2019). Distribution of registered data leakages in the Netherlands in 2018, by type* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1027337/distribution-of-registered-data-leakages-in-the-netherlands-by-type/
Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens. "Distribution of registered data leakages in the Netherlands in 2018, by type*." Chart. February 1, 2019. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1027337/distribution-of-registered-data-leakages-in-the-netherlands-by-type/
Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens. (2019). Distribution of registered data leakages in the Netherlands in 2018, by type*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1027337/distribution-of-registered-data-leakages-in-the-netherlands-by-type/
Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens. "Distribution of Registered Data Leakages in The Netherlands in 2018, by Type*." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Feb 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1027337/distribution-of-registered-data-leakages-in-the-netherlands-by-type/
Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens, Distribution of registered data leakages in the Netherlands in 2018, by type* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1027337/distribution-of-registered-data-leakages-in-the-netherlands-by-type/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Distribution of registered data leakages in the Netherlands in 2018, by type* [Graph], Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens, February 1, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1027337/distribution-of-registered-data-leakages-in-the-netherlands-by-type/