Between 2004 and January 2024, internet users in Canada have seen a high number of breaches of different types of data. Passwords were most likely to be among the breached data. Usernames were the second-most breached data type, followed by password hash.
Number of data points leaked in data breaches in Canada from 2004 to 2024 YTD, by type of data
(in millions)
Characteristic
Number of leaked data points in millions
First name
31.3
Name
33.06
Password hash
42.01
Username
64.37
Password
153.98
Other
272.98
Total
597.69
Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Number of leaked data points in millions31.331.333.0633.0642.0142.0164.3764.37153.98153.98272.98272.98597.69597.69First nameNamePassword hashUsernamePasswordOtherTotal
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SurfShark. (January 30, 2024). Number of data points leaked in data breaches in Canada from 2004 to 2024 YTD, by type of data (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 26, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1457220/breached-data-points-canada-by-type/
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SurfShark. "Number of Data Points Leaked in Data Breaches in Canada from 2004 to 2024 Ytd, by Type of Data (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Jan 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1457220/breached-data-points-canada-by-type/
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