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Global data breach statistics, cost analysis, industry impact reports, and incident response trends.

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93% of organizations acknowledge a recent breach tied to their own applications.

Checkmarx6/15/2026
Application SecurityIncident Response

In North America, 24% of breached organizations reported losses of at least $100,000 in the past year.

Netwrix6/15/2026
Financial LossNorth America

In North America, 12% of breached organizations reported losses above $250,000 in the past year.

Netwrix6/15/2026
Financial LossNorth America

Organizations with 500 to 999 employees reported a 40.3% breach rate, the highest of any size segment.

Netwrix6/15/2026

63% of organizations have investigated severe data leaks within the past 12 months where generative AI tools were a definitive contributing factor.

Lookout6/15/2026
Generative AI

Among organizations where AI significantly expanded identities requiring access, breach rates reached 43% over the past twelve months. In contrast, where AI had not materially changed access patterns, breach rates were 11% over the past twelve months.

Netwrix6/15/2026
Identity ManagementAI

18% of middle market organizations experienced a data breach in the past year.

RSM5/27/2026
Middle MarketUS

71% of organizations suffered at least one identity-related breach in the past year.

Sophos5/27/2026
Identity SecurityIdentity-Related Breach

BEAST threat actor leaked 700 GB of internal data from a large Chinese automotive group in late February 2026

PCA Cyber Security5/27/2026
Automotive CybersecurityChina

3.7 million of the 12.4 million records exposed in the ShinyHunters automotive marketplace breach were previously unseen in other breaches

PCA Cyber Security5/27/2026
Automotive CybersecurityShinyHunters

In 2025, stolen credentials were linked to 22% of data breaches.

Cognyte5/27/2026
Stolen Credentials

78% of large U.S. companies state that data breaches are the greatest generative AI risk that must be addressed within the next 12 months.

Utimaco5/27/2026
Gen AIGen AI Risks

66% of organizations report experiencing up to two cybersecurity breaches, a four-percent increase from last year.

The State of Cyberwarfare5/27/2026

The average breach goes undetected for 181 days.

SonicWall5/27/2026
Breach DetectionIncident Response

52% of enterprise organizations in Canada reported suffering a breach.

CDW Canada5/27/2026
CanadaEnterprise Security

24% of Australians take no action after hearing about a major data breach unless directly notified.

KnowBe45/27/2026
AustraliaConsumer Behavior

433 million people are publicly disclosed as impacted by third-party breaches.

Black Kite5/27/2026
Human ImpactThird-Party Breach

Two-thirds of Americans say they would consider switching financial institutions following a major breach.

Integris5/27/2026
Banking Customer TrustBanking

Three in four small- and medium-sized businesses say cyber incidents, including data breaches and ransomware attacks, are most likely to negatively impact their business this year.

VikingCloud5/27/2026
SMBsBusiness Risk

27% of SMBs experienced customer data breaches in the past 12 months.

VikingCloud5/27/2026
SMBsCustomer Data