Of business leaders that said Gen Z employees leaked confidential information, 42% reported financial losses.

28% of business leaders say Gen Z employees shared Zoom clips or screenshots from confidential meetings.

Documents, such as Microsoft Word formats (e.g., DOC, DOCX), accounted for 9% of threats in Q2 2025, growing by 1 percentage point over the previous quarter.

Email remained the top vector for delivering malware, accounting for 61% of threats caught by HP Sure Click in Q2 2025. This was a 1 percentage point drop compared to Q1 2025.

24% of business leaders have seen Gen Z employees post behind-the-scenes product demos before launches.

Malicious spreadsheets (e.g., XLS, XLSX) totaled 4% of threats in Q2 2025, showing a 2 percentage point drop from Q1 2025.

PDF files were responsible for 8% of threats in Q2 2025, a 2 percentage point fall compared to Q1 2025.

Of business leaders that said Gen Z employees leaked confidential information, 47% reported legal issues.

Of business leaders that said Gen Z emplouyes leaked confidential information, 54% reported reputational damage.

41% say Gen Z employees have gossiped or shared private information with unauthorized people.

Of business leaders that said Gen Z employees leaked confidential information, 52% reported client loss or damaged relationships.

19% of business leaders admit they don’t trust Gen Z workers to handle confidential information.

Of business leaders that said Gen Z employees leaked confidential information, only 10% said the leak resulted in no serious consequences.

29% of business leaders report seeing Gen Z employees filming in front of whiteboards or strategy decks.

21% of business leaders report encountering “rage videos” where private details were deliberately exposed.

58% of companies have increased training due to concerns about Gen Z leaking company data.

30% of companies are avoiding hiring Gen Z employees.

About 23% of business leaders have seen Gen Z employees share inbox screenshots as “corporate cringe”.

18% of companies are considering increasing training and education on confidentiality due to Gen Z leaking company data.

47% of business leaders think it’s likely Gen Z employees would intentionally share confidential details on social media for content or engagement.