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74% of the breach organisations did not list an attack vector in a breach notice.

Identity Theft Resource Center
January 1, 2025

74% of the breach organisations did not list an attack vector in a breach notice. — This cybersecurity statistic was published by Identity Theft Resource Center in January 2025. The original data appears in 2024 Annual Data Breach Report. For the full methodology and detailed findings, refer to the original report.

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74% of the breach organisations did not list an attack vector in a breach notice. This data was published by Identity Theft Resource Center.

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This statistic comes from 2024 Annual Data Breach Report, published by Identity Theft Resource Center on January 1, 2025. You can view the original report at https://www.idtheftcenter.org/publication/2024-data-breach-report/.

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