Personal-data breaches up 50% last year - watchdog

(ANSA) - ROME, JUL 7 - Italy's privacy regulator said Thursday that the number of personal-data breaches registered in 2021 in Italy was 2,071, an increase of around 50% with respect to 2020.
    The watchdog said many of these cases regarded breaches of health data and led to penalties for the private and public entities responsible for them.
    The authorities stressed the need for private firms and public bodies to invest in cybersecurity, highlighting the spread of ransomware software as one of the biggest threats. (ANSA).