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1,000 Data Breaches Later, the Disclosure Lag is Worse Than Ever

·Source: Troy Hunt

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Executive Summary

Today, I loaded the 1,000th data breach into Have I Been Pwned . Reflecting on that milestone number, I pondered how to mark the occasion in writing, and what immediately came to mind was a very simple question: why is it still needed? Especially considering the emergence of privacy regulations

Analysis

Today, I loaded the 1,000th data breach into Have I Been Pwned . Reflecting on that milestone number, I pondered how to mark the occasion in writing, and what immediately came to mind was a very simple question: why is it still needed? Especially considering the emergence of privacy regulations
Source Attribution

Originally published by Troy Hunt on Jun 1, 2026.

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