In 2020, over half of malicious data breaches were caused by financially motivated threat actors, costing an average of 4.23 million U.S. dollars per breach. In contrast, nation states only caused 13 percent of malicious data breaches but were the most costly.
Share of malicious data breaches worldwide per threat actor in 2020
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Ponemon Institute, & Cyber Defense Magazine. (August 5, 2020). Share of malicious data breaches worldwide per threat actor in 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 19, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/256656/threat-actors-malicious-data-breaches/
Ponemon Institute, und Cyber Defense Magazine. "Share of malicious data breaches worldwide per threat actor in 2020." Chart. August 5, 2020. Statista. Accessed January 19, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/256656/threat-actors-malicious-data-breaches/
Ponemon Institute, Cyber Defense Magazine. (2020). Share of malicious data breaches worldwide per threat actor in 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 19, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/256656/threat-actors-malicious-data-breaches/
Ponemon Institute, and Cyber Defense Magazine. "Share of Malicious Data Breaches Worldwide per Threat Actor in 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Aug 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/256656/threat-actors-malicious-data-breaches/
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