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Overview
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- Premium Statistic U.S. companies at risk of cyberattacks according to CISOs 2021-2023
- Basic Statistic Common cybersecurity concerns of U.S. company leaders 2023
- Premium Statistic U.S. company CISOs who believe human error is biggest cyber vulnerability 2023
- Premium Statistic Consequences of cyber attacks on U.S. companies 2022
Cyberattacks
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- Basic Statistic Number of cyberattacks in the U.S. 2016-2022
- Premium Statistic Cyberattacks experienced by U.S. companies 2022
- Premium Statistic Organizations hit by ransomware attacks 2022-2023, by country
- Basic Statistic U.S. number of phishing victims 2018-2022
- Basic Statistic U.S. number of BEC victims 2020-2022
- Basic Statistic Annual U.S. BEC victims monetary loss 2020-2022
- Basic Statistic Root cause of cyber attacks at U.S. companies 2022
Data breaches
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- Basic Statistic Biggest data breaches in the U.S. 2024, by impact
- Basic Statistic Number of data compromises and impacted individuals in U.S. 2005-2023
- Premium Statistic U.S. number of data sets affected in data breaches Q1 2020-Q4 2023
- Premium Statistic Data breach density in the U.S. Q3 2022-Q3 2023
- Basic Statistic Number of data compromises and individuals impacted in the U.S. Q1 2021- Q4 2023
- Basic Statistic Private data violation incidents in the U.S. 2020-2023, by industry
- Basic Statistic U.S. number of cyber attacks leading to data violation 2020-2023, by type
- Premium Statistic Number of data violation incidents in the U.S. 2015-2023
Impacted industries
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- Premium Statistic U.S. industries most targeted by ransomware 2022, by number of complaints
- Basic Statistic U.S. common types of ransomware targeting critical industries 2022
- Basic Statistic U.S. impact of ransomware on healthcare institutions 2022
- Basic Statistic Ransomware attack count on U.S. healthcare organizations 2019-2023 YTD, by state
- Basic Statistic Ransomware attacks downtime estimated cost U.S. healthcare 2019-2023 YTD
- Basic Statistic Ransomware attacks caused average downtime U.S. healthcare 2019-2023 YTD, by days
- Basic Statistic U.S. number of data violation cases in manufacturing sector 2020-2023
- Premium Statistic U.S. number of entities impacted in supply chain cyber attacks 2017-2022
Financial impact
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- Basic Statistic Annual cost of cybercrime in the U.S. 2017-2028
- Premium Statistic Median costs of all cyber attacks in the U.S and Europe 2021-2023, by country
- Premium Statistic Average cost per data breach in the United States 2006-2023
- Basic Statistic Financial loss of cyber attacks on U.S. companies 2022
Security measures and prevention
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- Basic Statistic U.S. cyber crime response lifecycle 2022
- Premium Statistic Average cyber security budgets in the UK and U.S. 2021-2023
- Premium Statistic Share of IT budgets allocated to cyber security in the UK and U.S. 2023, by sector
- Premium Statistic Main cyber security challenges in the U.S. and UK 2023
- Premium Statistic Use of VPN and password manager by organizations in the United States 2024
- Premium Statistic Challenges in building cybersecurity skills in the United States 2023
- Premium Statistic Main methods used to manage workplace passwords in the United States 2023
- Premium Statistic United States: Cybersecurity strategy practices in place in businesses 2023
Further related statistics
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- Per capita cost for root causes of data breach in the UK in 2015
- Detection and escalation costs of a data breach in the UK 2010-2015
- Records compromised during data breaches in Q2 2017
- Share of UK companies that use data encryption to prevent data loss 2010-2015
- Share of UK companies that use endpoint security solutions 2010-2015
- Share of UK companies that use identity and data access management 2010-2015
- Ex-poste response costs of data breach in the UK from 2010-2015
- Costs arising from data loss in the UK in 2015, by category
- Leading cyber crime forensics types in the U.S. 2018
- Share of companies experiencing cyberattacks in Germany 2023
- Cyber crime: attacks experienced by companies worldwide 2017
- Respondents' views on the likelihood of online accounts being hacked Singapore 2020
- Root causes of insider threats during cyber breaches worldwide 2012-2017
- Saudi Arabian respondents on the likelihood of online accounts being hacked 2020
- Respondents' views on the likelihood of online accounts being hacked Malaysia 2020
- Awareness of business e-mail compromise among smartphone users Japan 2022
- Respondents' views on the likelihood of a personal data breach in China 2019
- Number of personal data breaches in Europe 2018-2023, by country
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- Detection and escalation costs of a data breach in the UK 2010-2015
- Records compromised during data breaches in Q2 2017
- Share of UK companies that use data encryption to prevent data loss 2010-2015
- Share of UK companies that use endpoint security solutions 2010-2015
- Share of UK companies that use identity and data access management 2010-2015
- Ex-poste response costs of data breach in the UK from 2010-2015
- Costs arising from data loss in the UK in 2015, by category
- Leading cyber crime forensics types in the U.S. 2018
- Share of companies experiencing cyberattacks in Germany 2023
- Cyber crime: attacks experienced by companies worldwide 2017
- Respondents' views on the likelihood of online accounts being hacked Singapore 2020
- Root causes of insider threats during cyber breaches worldwide 2012-2017
- Saudi Arabian respondents on the likelihood of online accounts being hacked 2020
- Respondents' views on the likelihood of online accounts being hacked Malaysia 2020
- Awareness of business e-mail compromise among smartphone users Japan 2022
- Respondents' views on the likelihood of a personal data breach in China 2019
- Number of personal data breaches in Europe 2018-2023, by country
UpGuard. (November 14, 2023). Most significant cases of data breach worldwide as of August 2023 (in millions), by number of compromised data records and individuals impacted [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/290525/cyber-crime-biggest-online-data-breaches-worldwide/
UpGuard. "Most significant cases of data breach worldwide as of August 2023 (in millions), by number of compromised data records and individuals impacted." Chart. November 14, 2023. Statista. Accessed March 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/290525/cyber-crime-biggest-online-data-breaches-worldwide/
UpGuard. (2023). Most significant cases of data breach worldwide as of August 2023 (in millions), by number of compromised data records and individuals impacted. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/290525/cyber-crime-biggest-online-data-breaches-worldwide/
UpGuard. "Most Significant Cases of Data Breach Worldwide as of August 2023 (in Millions), by Number of Compromised Data Records and Individuals Impacted." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Nov 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/290525/cyber-crime-biggest-online-data-breaches-worldwide/
UpGuard, Most significant cases of data breach worldwide as of August 2023 (in millions), by number of compromised data records and individuals impacted Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/290525/cyber-crime-biggest-online-data-breaches-worldwide/ (last visited March 19, 2024)
Most significant cases of data breach worldwide as of August 2023 (in millions), by number of compromised data records and individuals impacted [Graph], UpGuard, November 14, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/290525/cyber-crime-biggest-online-data-breaches-worldwide/