Report: 7 in 10 Attempted Data Breaches in Education Are Financially Motivated

Campus Technology: Nearly three-quarters, 70 percent, of cybersecurity incidents in education are motivated by the possibility of financial gain, according to Verizon's 2018 Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR).

One in five attacks on educational institutions were motivated by espionage, often targeting sensitive research, and 11 percent of attacks are "just for fun," according to the report.

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