Data theft was observed in 18% of incidents.

Publisher	IBM
Report	IBM X-Force 2025 Threat Intelligence Index
Published	17 April 2025
Topics	Data theft

Published by IBM in IBM X-Force 2025 Threat Intelligence Index, 17 April 2025. The figure is taken from the report as published; the full methodology is in the source.

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