global average cost per data breach was 4.45 million U.S. dollars in 2023.
As of 2023, the average cost of a data breach in the United States amounted to 9.48 million U.S. dollars, up from 9.44 million U.S. dollars in the previous year. The Average cost of a data breach in the United States from 2006 to 2023 (in million U.S. dollars)
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- Premium Statistic U.S. companies at risk of cyberattacks according to CISOs 2021-2023
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Cyberattacks
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- Basic Statistic Number of cyberattacks in the U.S. 2016-2022
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Data breaches
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- Basic Statistic Biggest data breaches in the U.S. 2024, by impact
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Impacted industries
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- Premium Statistic U.S. industries most targeted by ransomware 2023
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Financial impact
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- Basic Statistic Annual cost of cybercrime in the U.S. 2017-2028
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Security measures and prevention
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- Basic Statistic U.S. cyber crime response lifecycle 2023
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Average cost of a data breach in the United States from 2006 to 2023 (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph], IBM, July 24, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/273575/us-average-cost-incurred-by-a-data-breach/