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The APDCAT records a 22% increase in security breaches in Catalonia
The Catalan Data Protection Authority (APDCAT) has received and processed 183 notifications of personal data security breaches in 2023, which have affected nearly 1.5 million people, 82% more than the previous year
Security data breaches recorded by APDCAT stop growing in 2024
2024 is the first year that the sustained 20% annual increase in security breach notifications that the Catalan Data Protection Authority had been recording since 2018, with 14% fewer cyberattacks, and 230,000 people affected, far from the million and a half in 2023.
The number of people affected by data breaches triples over the past year
In 2025, the Catalan Data Protection Authority recorded a total of 232 data security incidents, affecting more than 730,000 people, with a 70 % increase in cyberattacks and human error as the leading cause
Meritxell Borràs warns in Parliament that cyberattacks may have already compromised the data of over 96,500 people in 2025, nearly double the number affected during all of 2024
During her appearance before the Institutional Affairs Committee to present the 2024 activity report, the Director of the Catalan Data Protection Authority stressed that we cannot lower our guard in the face of the constant threat of cybercrime.
New podcast with privacy tips for entrepreneurs
The APDCAT and the EAPC publish the sixth podcast of the 'Let's talk about personal data' series, which explores data protection applied to new businesses