Cybersecurity statistics / Financial Services

Financial services recorded the highest frequency of compromises by sector at 387.

Publisher	Identity Theft Resource Center
Report	ITRC H1 2026 Data Breach Report
Published	22 July 2026
Topics	Financial Services, Data Breaches

Published by Identity Theft Resource Center in ITRC H1 2026 Data Breach Report, 22 July 2026. The figure is taken from the report as published; the full methodology is in the source.

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