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81% of small businesses reported suffering a security breach, a data breach, or both in the past year.

PublisherIdentity Theft Resource Center
ReportITRC 2025 Business Impact Report
Published10 December 2025
TopicsData Breach, Small Business

Published by Identity Theft Resource Center in ITRC 2025 Business Impact Report, 10 December 2025. The figure is taken from the report as published; the full methodology is in the source.

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