As of 2023, the global average cost per data breach amounted to 4.45 million U.S. dollars, an increase from 4.35 million U.S. dollars in the previous year. The average cost of a data breach varied across sectors, with the
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Data breaches
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- Premium Statistic Causes of sensitive information loss in global businesses 2023
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- 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
Further related statistics
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- Global cost per stolen record in data breaches 2019, by sector
- Amount of time to detect healthcare payer and provider data breaches 2018
- Most frequently experienced types of healthcare data breaches globally 2018
- Costliest threat actors in global data breaches 2020
- Most impactful types of successful healthcare data breaches worldwide 2018
- Share of organizations suffering a public breach MEA 2018
- Insider threat as an element of cyber breaches worldwide 2012-2017
- Root causes of insider threats during cyber breaches worldwide 2012-2017
- Share of breaches that affected company systems MEA 2018
- Vulnerability of workplace to 'virtual graffiti' attacks using IoT devices in UK 2016
- Most common causes of data breaches in Italy 2017
- Distribution of threat actors in global data breaches 2020
- Confidence in knowledge of financial cost of a breach among U.S. SMBs 2015
- Most severe financial service industry data breeches 1984-2017, by records stolen
- Fastest-growing fraud and investigative risks worldwide 2015
- Number of identities exposed via data breaches 2016, by sector
- Motives of U.S. health data breaches committed in 2017, by actor
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- Costliest threat actors in global data breaches 2020
- Most impactful types of successful healthcare data breaches worldwide 2018
- Share of organizations suffering a public breach MEA 2018
- Insider threat as an element of cyber breaches worldwide 2012-2017
- Root causes of insider threats during cyber breaches worldwide 2012-2017
- Share of breaches that affected company systems MEA 2018
- Vulnerability of workplace to 'virtual graffiti' attacks using IoT devices in UK 2016
- Most common causes of data breaches in Italy 2017
- Distribution of threat actors in global data breaches 2020
- Confidence in knowledge of financial cost of a breach among U.S. SMBs 2015
- Most severe financial service industry data breeches 1984-2017, by records stolen
- Fastest-growing fraud and investigative risks worldwide 2015
- Number of identities exposed via data breaches 2016, by sector
- Motives of U.S. health data breaches committed in 2017, by actor
IBM. (July 24, 2023). Average cost of a data breach worldwide from 2014 to 2023 (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 28, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/987474/global-average-cost-data-breach/
IBM. "Average cost of a data breach worldwide from 2014 to 2023 (in million U.S. dollars)." Chart. July 24, 2023. Statista. Accessed April 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/987474/global-average-cost-data-breach/
IBM. (2023). Average cost of a data breach worldwide from 2014 to 2023 (in million U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/987474/global-average-cost-data-breach/
IBM. "Average Cost of a Data Breach Worldwide from 2014 to 2023 (in Million U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Jul 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/987474/global-average-cost-data-breach/
IBM, Average cost of a data breach worldwide from 2014 to 2023 (in million U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/987474/global-average-cost-data-breach/ (last visited April 28, 2024)
Average cost of a data breach worldwide from 2014 to 2023 (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph], IBM, July 24, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/987474/global-average-cost-data-breach/