Data Breach
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.
In North America, 24% of breached organizations reported losses of at least $100,000 in the past year.
In North America, 12% of breached organizations reported losses above $250,000 in the past year.
Organizations with 500 to 999 employees reported a 40.3% breach rate, the highest of any size segment.
63% of organizations have investigated severe data leaks within the past 12 months where generative AI tools were a definitive contributing factor.
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.
18% of middle market organizations experienced a data breach in the past year.
71% of organizations suffered at least one identity-related breach in the past year.
BEAST threat actor leaked 700 GB of internal data from a large Chinese automotive group in late February 2026
3.7 million of the 12.4 million records exposed in the ShinyHunters automotive marketplace breach were previously unseen in other breaches
In 2025, stolen credentials were linked to 22% of data breaches.
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.
66% of organizations report experiencing up to two cybersecurity breaches, a four-percent increase from last year.
The average breach goes undetected for 181 days.
52% of enterprise organizations in Canada reported suffering a breach.
24% of Australians take no action after hearing about a major data breach unless directly notified.
433 million people are publicly disclosed as impacted by third-party breaches.
Two-thirds of Americans say they would consider switching financial institutions following a major breach.
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.
27% of SMBs experienced customer data breaches in the past 12 months.