Manufacturing has experienced a dramatic, nearly sixfold surge in espionage-motivated breaches, jumping to 20% from just 3% last year.

April 23, 2025

Manufacturing has experienced a dramatic, nearly sixfold surge in espionage-motivated breaches, jumping to 20% from just 3% last year. — This cybersecurity statistic was published by Verizon in April 2025. It covers topics including Breach, Espionage, Manufacturing. The original data appears in 2025 Data Breach Investigations Report. For the full methodology and detailed findings, refer to the original report.

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Published on 4/23/2025

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Manufacturing has experienced a dramatic, nearly sixfold surge in espionage-motivated breaches, jumping to 20% from just 3% last year. This data was published by Verizon and covers Breach, Espionage, Manufacturing.

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This statistic comes from 2025 Data Breach Investigations Report, published by Verizon on April 23, 2025. You can view the original report at https://www.verizon.com/business/resources/reports/dbir/.

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This statistic relates to Breach, Espionage, Manufacturing. Browse more statistics on Breach or from Verizon.

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Manufacturing has experienced a dramatic, nearly sixfold surge in espionage-motivated breaches, jumping to 20% from just 3% last year.

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