The statistic presents the distribution of records exposed due to data breaches in the United States from 2014 to 2019, by sector. It was found that the share of sensitive records exposed as a result of data breaches in the government sector constituted 2.19 percent of all exposed sensitive records in the United States in the most recently measured period. The banking and financial sector
Distribution of records exposed due to data breaches in the United States from 2014 to 2019, by sector
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Statistics on U.S. companies and cyber crime
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Damages and consequences
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Cyber security
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Cyber insurance
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- Premium Statistic Share of SME cyber insurance claims made in North America 2015-2019, by cause of loss
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- U.S. company data loss prevention methods 2017
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- Global opinion on post-data breach priorities of companies 2018
- Most severe financial service industry data breeches 1984-2017, by records stolen
- Share of UK companies that use identity and data access management 2010-2015
- Lost business costs due to data breaches worldwide 2018
- Post data breach response costs worldwide 2017-2018
- Detection and escalation costs due to data breaches worldwide 2018
- Most frequently experienced types of healthcare data breaches globally 2018
- Most impactful types of successful healthcare data breaches worldwide 2018
- Emerging technology investments healthcare payers and providers IT security 2018
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- Number of identities exposed via data breaches 2016, by sector
- Distribution of threat actors in global data breaches 2020
- Share of French people who know about B.Griveaux's sex tape in France 2020, by age
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- Per capita cost in German companies due to data leaks 2009-2017
- Global opinion on post-data breach priorities of companies 2018
- Most severe financial service industry data breeches 1984-2017, by records stolen
- Share of UK companies that use identity and data access management 2010-2015
- Lost business costs due to data breaches worldwide 2018
- Post data breach response costs worldwide 2017-2018
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- Most frequently experienced types of healthcare data breaches globally 2018
- Most impactful types of successful healthcare data breaches worldwide 2018
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Identity Theft Resource Center. (January 28, 2020). Distribution of records exposed due to data breaches in the United States from 2014 to 2019, by sector [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 06, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/422139/distribution-of-records-exposed-usa-by-sector/
Identity Theft Resource Center. "Distribution of records exposed due to data breaches in the United States from 2014 to 2019, by sector." Chart. January 28, 2020. Statista. Accessed February 06, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/422139/distribution-of-records-exposed-usa-by-sector/
Identity Theft Resource Center. (2020). Distribution of records exposed due to data breaches in the United States from 2014 to 2019, by sector. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 06, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/422139/distribution-of-records-exposed-usa-by-sector/
Identity Theft Resource Center. "Distribution of Records Exposed Due to Data Breaches in The United States from 2014 to 2019, by Sector." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Jan 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/422139/distribution-of-records-exposed-usa-by-sector/
Identity Theft Resource Center, Distribution of records exposed due to data breaches in the United States from 2014 to 2019, by sector Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/422139/distribution-of-records-exposed-usa-by-sector/ (last visited February 06, 2023)
Distribution of records exposed due to data breaches in the United States from 2014 to 2019, by sector [Graph], Identity Theft Resource Center, January 28, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/422139/distribution-of-records-exposed-usa-by-sector/