This statistic shows the industrial sectors with the largest number of exposed identities via data breaches in 2016. That year, over 914 million identities were exposed through data breaches in the services sector. The manufacturing sector ranked second with 56.78 million exposed identities.
Industrial sectors with the largest number of exposed identities via data breaches worldwide in 2016 (in millions)
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Symantec. (April 18, 2017). Industrial sectors with the largest number of exposed identities via data breaches worldwide in 2016 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 24, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/224135/sectors-with-data-breaches-leading-to-exposed-identities/
Symantec. "Industrial sectors with the largest number of exposed identities via data breaches worldwide in 2016 (in millions)." Chart. April 18, 2017. Statista. Accessed March 24, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/224135/sectors-with-data-breaches-leading-to-exposed-identities/
Symantec. (2017). Industrial sectors with the largest number of exposed identities via data breaches worldwide in 2016 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 24, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/224135/sectors-with-data-breaches-leading-to-exposed-identities/
Symantec. "Industrial Sectors with The Largest Number of Exposed Identities via Data Breaches Worldwide in 2016 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Apr 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/224135/sectors-with-data-breaches-leading-to-exposed-identities/
Symantec, Industrial sectors with the largest number of exposed identities via data breaches worldwide in 2016 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/224135/sectors-with-data-breaches-leading-to-exposed-identities/ (last visited March 24, 2023)
Industrial sectors with the largest number of exposed identities via data breaches worldwide in 2016 (in millions) [Graph], Symantec, April 18, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/224135/sectors-with-data-breaches-leading-to-exposed-identities/