Cybercrime thrives during pandemic: Verizon 2021 Data Breach Investigations Report Increase in phishing and ransomware attacks – along with continued high numbers of Web Application Attacks – underscore a year of unprecedented security challenges What you need to know: Report analyzes 29,207 quality incidents, of which 5,258 were confirmed breaches Phishing attacks increased by 11 percent, while attacks using ransomware rose by 6 percent 85 percent of breaches involved a human element, while over 80 percent of breaches were discovered by external parties Breach simulations found the median financial impact of a breach is $21,659, with 95 percent of incidents falling between $826 and $653,587 BASKING RIDGE, N.J., May 13, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The