With most people working from home, due to the Coronavirus pandemic, there has been a surge in cyber crime. The year 2021 saw 5,258 data breaches across the globe, a third more breaches analysed than last year, according to a report on Thursday.

The 14th edition of Data Breach Investigations Report (2021 DBIR) by US-based Verizon Business, analysed 29,207 security incidents from data collected from 83 contributors, with victims spanning 88 countries; 12 industries, and three world regions.