This statistic illustrates a distribution of the root causes of data breaches in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2015. In 2015, malicious or criminal attacks are the root cause of data breach 49 percent of the time.
Distribution of the root causes of data breach in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2015
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