Data breaches worldwide

Statistics report about data breaches worldwide

Data breaches worldwide

This report presents statistical information on data breaches worldwide. It introduces the overall global landscape of data breaches and their impact on global organizations. The document then goes into specifics about the topic, such as data breach density and the financial losses caused by such incidents. The report also has chapters on the types of data that is compromised more often, the most frequently impacted industries, and where companies currently stand in terms of preventing data exposure incidents.

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Data breaches

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  • Basic Statistic All-time biggest online data breaches 2024
  • Premium Statistic Global number of breached user accounts Q1 2020-Q4 2023
  • Basic Statistic Number of breached accounts worldwide 2022-2023, by market
  • Premium Statistic Global firms experiencing material loss of sensitive information 2023, by country
  • Premium Statistic Global mean time to identify and contain data breaches 2017-2023
  • Premium Statistic Causes of sensitive information loss in global businesses 2023
  • Premium Statistic Global repercussions of sensitive information loss incidents 2023
  • Basic Statistic Global biggest data breach fines, penalties, and settlements worldwide 2023

Data breach density

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  • Premium Statistic Data breach density worldwide Q3 2023, by market
  • Premium Statistic Quarterly data breach density worldwide 2023, by region
  • Premium Statistic Data breach density in the U.S. Q3 2022-Q3 2023
  • Premium Statistic Data breach density in Russia Q3 2022-Q3 2023
  • Premium Statistic Data breach density in Spain Q3 2022-Q3 2023
  • Premium Statistic Data breach density in France Q3 2022-Q3 2023

Cost of a data breach

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  • Premium Statistic Average total cost per data breach worldwide 2023, by country or region
  • Premium Statistic Average total cost per data breach worldwide 2020-2023, by industry
  • Premium Statistic Global cost per breached data record 2014-2023
  • Basic Statistic Global average cost per industrial data breach 2019-2023
  • Premium Statistic Global cost per data breach on average in financial industry 2019-2023
  • Premium Statistic Global cost per record of a data breach 2023, by initial attack vector
  • Premium Statistic Global cost distribution of data breach 2018-2023, by main cost segments

Common types of compromised data

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  • Premium Statistic Global type of data compromised 2021-2023
  • Basic Statistic Global commonly breached type of data 2021-2022, by attack pattern
  • Basic Statistic Global common type of breached data 2021-2022, by industry
  • Basic Statistic Global common type of breached data 2021-2022, by organization size
  • Basic Statistic Global commonly type of breached data 2021-2022, by region

Impacted industries

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  • Basic Statistic Data breaches worldwide 2021-2022, by target industry and organization size
  • Basic Statistic Number of data breaches worldwide 2021-20222, by industry and attack pattern
  • Basic Statistic Global data breaches caused by hacking 2021-2022, by industry
  • Basic Statistic Global data breaches caused by malware 2021-2022, by industry

User behavior and awareness

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  • Premium Statistic Global risky actions in cyber threat situations 2022
  • Premium Statistic Password habits at work and at home of online adults worldwide 2022
  • Premium Statistic Level of awareness of key cybercrime terms worldwide in 2019-2022
  • Basic Statistic Adults worldwide letting friends/family to use their work device 2022, by activity
  • Premium Statistic Adults worldwide using employer-issued devices for personal activities 2022

Awareness at organizations

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  • Basic Statistic Global biggest concerns of board members regarding cybercrime 2023
  • Premium Statistic Global companies at risk for cyberattacks according to CISOs 2021-2023, by country
  • Premium Statistic Global biggest cybersecurity threats in the following year per CISOs 2023
  • Basic Statistic Common cybersecurity concerns of global company leaders 2023, by country
  • Premium Statistic Main priorities for companies' IT security departments worldwide 2023
  • Basic Statistic Global firms at risk of material cyberattack as per board members 2023, by country
  • Premium Statistic Share of companies with proper cybersecurity investments 2023, by country
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