A data-driven study of the financial impact of data breaches in the last five years.

Key Findings

  • Overall average cost of a data breach (including outliers) – $75.21 million
  • Overall average cost of a data breach (outliers removed) – $15.01 million
  • Most financially devastating threat actor: Conti, with 10 attacks averaging $84.98 million per incident
  • 79% of the 1,700 analyzed breached companies are highly susceptible to a phishing attempt
  • The finance and insurance sectors experienced the most incidents (445), with an average cost of $35.34 million per incident
  • 17% of the 1,700 analyzed breached companies are highly susceptible to a ransomware attack
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