Skip to main content

Cybersecurity statistics / Cost of Breach

Mean recovery cost for identity-related incidents reached $1.64 million, with a median of $750,000, and 73% of affected organizations facing costs of $250,000 or more.

PublisherSophos
ReportThe State of Identity Security 2026
Published12 May 2026
TopicsCost of Breach, Financial Impact, Identity-Related Breach

Published by Sophos in The State of Identity Security 2026, 12 May 2026. The figure is taken from the report as published; the full methodology is in the source.

View the original report

Related statistics

Organizations with weak NHI management pay approximately $150,000 more to recover from incidents than average.
Sophos, 27/05/2026
68% of restaurant leaders lose more than $1,000 per hour when point-of-sale or ordering systems fail during a peak meal rush.
VikingCloud, 12/07/2026
34% of restaurant leaders say a loss under $50,000 would significantly impact their business.
VikingCloud, 12/07/2026
83% of ransomware victims paid a ransom, up from 70% previously.
ExtraHop, 28/06/2026
Average ransom payment dropped to $2.8 million, down from $3.6 million in 2025.
ExtraHop, 28/06/2026
Ransomware payouts now average $40 million, nearly triple their level in 2024.
Splunk, 27/05/2026

Get the newsletter

Weekly cybersecurity statistics by email.