A data breach occurs when unauthorized individuals access sensitive or confidential information. Over the years, there have been growing concerns over data breaches in Ghana, as they appear among the country’s common cyber-attacks. This article will show you the statistics of data breaches in Ghana and Africa by SurfShark.
According to SurfShark, Ghana is ranked ninth among the ten African countries with the most data breaches in 2024. The country recorded a 997% breach increase in the first quarter of 2024 compared to the fourth quarter of 2023, resulting in a total of 1.2 million breaches. Ghana has experienced over four million breaches since 2004 and is ranked 92 globally as the country with the most data breaches.
Monthly Data Breaches in Ghana Report by SurfShark
SurfShark has a released spreadsheet of countries and their corresponding data breaches suffered. Ghana features in the spreadsheet with releases in January, April and July. The last date SurfShark updated the data as of the time of writing this article was 14th, October 2024.
Top 10 African Countries with the Most Data Breaches (Q1 of 2024)
Africa has been a target for cybercriminals over the years as a result of its growing economy and expansion in digitalisation.
South Sudan appears to be the country with the most data breaches recording 89,426,456 breached accounts in just the first quarter of 2024. South Africa fills the second spot with a recorded number of 34,561,576 breached accounts ranking 39th globally.
Ghana is ranked 9th on the African continent and 92nd globally. Out of 100 people, the country suffers 12 breach cases with 4,016,323 breach accounts reported.
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