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 22, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/256656/threat-actors-malicious-data-breaches/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
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