According to the results of ongoing research at the InfoWatch analytical laboratory, one to two breaches of confidential information that are leaked to the public are registered throughout the world every day. In 2008 alone the problem of personal information breaches impacted more than 100 million people around the entire world! The world financial crisis, accompanied by massive job reductions, only exacerbates the situation. In a crisis like this, the value of information only goes up. This is confirmed by the number of data breaches regularly recorded by InfoWatch analysts as presented in this section.