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For network intrusions, the root cause was not found 34% of the time.

5/27/2026
Network SecurityNetwork Intrusion Root Cause

The cost of the largest investigations increased by more than 10% in 2025 compared with the previous year.

5/27/2026
Data Breach CostForensics Investigations

Vendors were the cause of 25% of data security incidents analyzed.

5/27/2026
Third Party RiskVendor Management

Health care was the most affected sector by data security incidents, accounting for 27% of incidents; finance and insurance accounted for 18%; business and professional services accounted for 15%.

5/27/2026
HealthcareFinanceProfessional Services

Ransomware negotiation discounts of 50%–75% often take 20–60 days of negotiations.

5/27/2026
RansomwareIncident ResponseRansomware Negotiation

Class-action lawsuits were filed in 14% of data security incidents, up from 9% the previous year.

5/27/2026
Data Security IncidentClass-action LawsuitLitigation

The average initial ransomware demand increased 70% to $4.2 million compared to the previous year.

5/27/2026
RansomwareRansom DemandRansomware Cost

In 2025, lawsuits were filed in 68 of 482 disclosed data security incidents, up from 51 of 518 in 2024.

5/27/2026
LitigationData Security IncidentLawsuit

Phishing was the leading cause of data security incidents, accounting for 30%.

5/27/2026
PhishingData Security Incident Cause

The average ransomware payment increased 36% to $682,702 compared to the previous year.

5/27/2026
RansomwareRansom PaymentRansomware Cost

For network intrusions, unpatched vulnerabilities were the root cause 21% of the time.

5/27/2026
VulnerabilitiesNetwork IntrusionNetwork Security

Completing forensic investigations faster reduced time to notification by three days.

5/27/2026
Incident ResponseForensics Investigations