This statistic lists most severe financial service industry data breeches worldwide from 1984 to 2017, by number of records stolen. The largest breach was that of Equifax, in which over 143 million records of individuals and businesses were stolen.
Most severe financial service industry data breeches worldwide from 1984 to 2017, by number of records stolen (in millions)
Basic Account
Get to know the platform
You only have access to basic statistics.
This statistic is not included in your account.
Starter Account
The ideal entry-level account for individual users
- Instant access to 1m statistics
- Download in XLS, PDF & PNG format
- Detailed references
$59 USD $39 USD / Month *
in the first 12 months
Professional Account
Full access
Business Solutions including all features.
* Prices do not include sales tax.
Statistics on Cyber crime and the financial industry in the United States
Overview
7
- Premium Statistic Global number of cyber attacks in financial sector 2013-2021
- Basic Statistic Cyber attacks: most-targeted industries 2020-2021
- Basic Statistic Data breaches worldwide 2020-2021, by target industry and organization size
- Basic Statistic Cyber crime: number of compromises and impacted individuals in U.S. 2005-2022
- Premium Statistic Biggest risks to businesses worldwide 2018-2023
- Premium Statistic Leading risks to businesses in the U.S. 2018-2023
- Premium Statistic Popular factors driving consumers to choose a financial institution in the U.S. 2022
Data breaches
8
- Basic Statistic Cyber crime: all-time biggest online data breaches 2022
- Premium Statistic All-time biggest financial data breaches worldwide 2022
- Premium Statistic Global number of cyber attacks with data leakage in financial industry 2018-2021
- Basic Statistic Private data violation incidents in the U.S. 2020-2022, by industry
- Basic Statistic Data compromises in the U.S. financial services sector 2019-2022
- Premium Statistic Number of data violation incidents in the U.S. 2015-2022
- Basic Statistic Number of individuals affected by data compromises in the U.S. 2015-2022
- Basic Statistic Number of breached accounts worldwide 2021-2022, by region
Cost of a data breach
8
- Premium Statistic Global cost per data breach on average in financial industry 2019-2022
- Basic Statistic Average cost per data breach in the United States 2006-2022
- Premium Statistic Average total cost per data breach worldwide 2014-2022
- Premium Statistic Global cost per stolen record in data breaches 2014-2022
- Premium Statistic Average total cost per data breach worldwide 2020-2022, by industry
- Premium Statistic Average total cost per data breach worldwide 2022, by country or region
- Basic Statistic IC3: total damage caused by reported cyber crime 2001-2022
- Basic Statistic Leading cyber crime victim loss categories worldwide 2022
Hacking and cyber attacks
8
- Basic Statistic Cyber crime incidents worldwide 2020-2021, by industry and organization size
- Basic Statistic Share of cyber attacks in global industries worldwide 2022
- Premium Statistic Global most frequent cyber attacks in financial industry 2022, by type
- Basic Statistic Global share of financial phishing attacks 2016-2021
- Premium Statistic Global financial phishing attack share 2021, by type of organization
- Basic Statistic Financial malware attack rate 2021, by country
- Premium Statistic Global victims of financial desktop malware 2020-2021, by user type
- Premium Statistic Global industries most targeted by ransomware 2022, by number of complaints
Spotlight: business approaches to cyber security
8
- Premium Statistic Cybersecurity-related experiences of global financial institutions 2021
- Basic Statistic Global organizations affected by outsider cyber incidents 2021
- Basic Statistic Cyber security concerns of cyber leaders worldwide 2021
- Basic Statistic Countries with most cyber-resilient enterprises 2021
- Premium Statistic Technologies used to enable secure work from home worldwide 2022
- Basic Statistic Cyber security investment priorities for companies worldwide 2022
- Basic Statistic Average share of total spending on cyber simplification worldwide 2021
- Basic Statistic Cybersecurity budget changes for companies worldwide 2022
Further related statistics
15
- Profit of leading financial data services companies in the U.S. 2015
- Leading financial data services companies in the U.S. 2015, by revenue
- Increase in cyber insurance purchase among U.S. companies 2012
- Global opinion on post-data breach priorities of companies 2018
- U.S. company data loss prevention methods 2017
- Detection and escalation costs due to data breaches worldwide 2018
- Lost business costs due to data breaches worldwide 2018
- Post data breach response costs worldwide 2017-2018
- Types of cyber security incidents experienced by Canadian businesses 2017
- Financial service providers for SME and retail clients in the U.S. 2017
- Experienced cyber threats in the Netherlands 2017, by gender
- Least secure factor of office computers in the Netherlands 2016, by factor
- Distribution of assets of banks operating in the UK in 2014, by authorization type
- Experienced cyber threats in the Netherlands 2016-2017, by age group
- U.S. consumer opinion on importance of cyber security 2017
Further Content: You might find this interesting as well
Statistics
- Profit of leading financial data services companies in the U.S. 2015
- Leading financial data services companies in the U.S. 2015, by revenue
- Increase in cyber insurance purchase among U.S. companies 2012
- Global opinion on post-data breach priorities of companies 2018
- U.S. company data loss prevention methods 2017
- Detection and escalation costs due to data breaches worldwide 2018
- Lost business costs due to data breaches worldwide 2018
- Post data breach response costs worldwide 2017-2018
- Types of cyber security incidents experienced by Canadian businesses 2017
- Financial service providers for SME and retail clients in the U.S. 2017
- Experienced cyber threats in the Netherlands 2017, by gender
- Least secure factor of office computers in the Netherlands 2016, by factor
- Distribution of assets of banks operating in the UK in 2014, by authorization type
- Experienced cyber threats in the Netherlands 2016-2017, by age group
- U.S. consumer opinion on importance of cyber security 2017
Business Insider. (February 26, 2018). Most severe financial service industry data breeches worldwide from 1984 to 2017, by number of records stolen (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 22, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/937142/most-severe-financial-service-industry-data-breeches-by-records-stolen/
Business Insider. "Most severe financial service industry data breeches worldwide from 1984 to 2017, by number of records stolen (in millions)." Chart. February 26, 2018. Statista. Accessed March 22, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/937142/most-severe-financial-service-industry-data-breeches-by-records-stolen/
Business Insider. (2018). Most severe financial service industry data breeches worldwide from 1984 to 2017, by number of records stolen (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 22, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/937142/most-severe-financial-service-industry-data-breeches-by-records-stolen/
Business Insider. "Most Severe Financial Service Industry Data Breeches Worldwide from 1984 to 2017, by Number of Records Stolen (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Feb 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/937142/most-severe-financial-service-industry-data-breeches-by-records-stolen/
Business Insider, Most severe financial service industry data breeches worldwide from 1984 to 2017, by number of records stolen (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/937142/most-severe-financial-service-industry-data-breeches-by-records-stolen/ (last visited March 22, 2023)
Most severe financial service industry data breeches worldwide from 1984 to 2017, by number of records stolen (in millions) [Graph], Business Insider, February 26, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/937142/most-severe-financial-service-industry-data-breeches-by-records-stolen/