In 2019, 45 percent of global data breaches featured hacking. Errors were the second-most popular cause with a 22 percent presence rate. The majority of data breaches were perpetrated by external actors.

This statistic gives information on the IT environments targeted by cyber attacks worldwide in 2019, sorted by industry. During the survey period, it was found that 64 percent of global cyber attacks within the hospitality industry were targeted at corporate or internal network environments.

This statistic presents the percentage of internet users in the United States who feel that their data and personal information is vulnerable to hackers as of July 2019. According to the findings, 47 percent of respondents reported that they felt that their data and personal information online was somewhat vulnerable to hackers, while in comparison only two percent of respondents stated completely opposite sentiments, saying that they felt their data was not vulnerable at all.

In 2024, the number of data compromises in the United States stood at 3,158 cases. Meanwhile, over 1.35 billion individuals were affected in the same year by data compromises, including data breaches, leakage, and exposure. While these are three different events, they have one thing in common. As a result of all three incidents, the sensitive data is accessed by an unauthorized threat actor. Industries most vulnerable to data breaches Some industry sectors usually see more significant cases of private data violations than others. This is determined by the type and volume of the personal information organizations of these sectors store. In 2024 the financial services, healthcare, and professional services were the three industry sectors that recorded most data breaches. Overall, the number of healthcare data breaches in some industry sectors in the United States has gradually increased within the past few years. However, some sectors saw decrease. Largest data exposures worldwide In 2020, an adult streaming website, CAM4, experienced a leakage of nearly 11 billion records. This, by far, is the most extensive reported data leakage. This case, though, is unique because cyber security researchers found the vulnerability before the cyber criminals. The second-largest data breach is the Yahoo data breach, dating back to 2013. The company first reported about one billion exposed records, then later, in 2017, came up with an updated number of leaked records, which was three billion. In March 2018, the third biggest data breach happened, involving India’s national identification database Aadhaar. As a result of this incident, over 1.1 billion records were exposed.

This statistic illustrates the median time period between intrusion, detection, and containment of cyber attacks against businesses worldwide from 2014 to 2019. During the most recent survey period, it was found that the median time period between intrusion and detection was ** days, an increase from the average ** days in the previously measured period.

In 2019, the number of hacking cybercrime incidents in the Philippines was highest for those within region 4-a, amounting to approximately ***** thousand victims. Hacking cyberattacks also occurred more in the National Capital Region and Region 3.

This statistic illustrates the number of hacking offenses in the Netherlands from 2012 to 2019, by hacking type (per 100 capita). As of 2019, approximately eight out of 100 Dutch inhabitants were victimized by a type of hacking offense.

This statistic gives information on most common modes of cyber attack detection from 2014 to 2019. During the most recent survey period, it was found that 22 percent of global cyber attacks were detected by regulatory bodies, card brands or merchant banks. In total, 58 percent of data breaches were detected by the victims themselves.

According to a July 2019 survey of online users in the United States, ** percent of female respondents reported that they felt that their data and personal information online was very vulnerable to hackers, while in comparison only ** percent of male respondents stated the same.

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities is the preferred attack vector for global hackers as of January 2019. According to the annual hacker survey, around ** percent of respondents reported XSS as there favorite attack vector.

As of 2024, the average cost of a data breach in the United States amounted to **** million U.S. dollars, down from **** million U.S. dollars in the previous year. The global average cost per data breach was **** million U.S. dollars in 2024. Cost of a data breach in different countries worldwide Data breaches impose a big threat for organizations globally. The monetary damage caused by data breaches has increased in many markets in the past decade. In 2023, Canada followed the U.S. by data breach costs, with an average of **** million U.S. dollars. Since 2019, the average monetary damage caused by loss of sensitive information in Canada has increased notably. In the United Kingdom, the average cost of a data breach in 2024 amounted to around **** million U.S. dollars, while in Germany it stood at **** million U.S. dollars. The cost of data breach by industry and segment Data breach costs vary depending on the industry and segment. For the fourth consecutive year, the global healthcare sector registered the highest costs of data breach, which in 2024 amounted to about **** million U.S. dollars. Financial institutions ranked second, with an average cost of *** million U.S. dollars for a data breach. Detection and escalation was the costliest segment in data breaches worldwide, with **** U.S. dollars on average. The cost for lost business ranked second, while response following a breach came across as the third-costliest segment.

This statistic illustrates the average cost of the largest single cyber attack to firms from Europe and North America in 2018 and 2019, by size, in U.S. dollars. According to the results of the survey, the average cost of the largest single cyber attack to firms employing between 250 and 999 people amounted to 395 thousand dollars in 2019.

In 2024, approximately 183 thousand customers were affected by supply chain cyberattacks worldwide - a far cry from the annual peak of over 263 million impacted customers in 2019. In the first quarter of 2023, over 60 thousand customers reported being impacted by supply chain attacks. Common customer cyberattacks included counterfeiting, drive-by compromise, and malware infections.

This statistic shows the percentage of internet users whose social media or email accounts were hacked in Spain in 2019. The majority of respondents stated that their social media or email accounts were never hacked.

This statistic shows the findings of a survey on the level of concern over device hacking-related extortion in Denmark as of 2019. During the survey period, it was found ** percent of respondents were very concerned about being asked for a payment in return for getting back control of their device, while ** percent of respondents was not concerned at all.

In 2024, the number of software packages affected by supply chain cyberattacks worldwide continued to decrease, amounting to only 1,304 affected packages that year. Between 2022 and 2023, the difference was even more notable, from around 186 thousand to approximately 24 thousand.

This statistic displays the findings of a survey on the frequency of experiences of device hacking-related extortion in the European Union (EU) as of 2019. During the survey period, it was found that **** percent of respondents reported that they experienced such situations once.

As of 2019, around ** percent of U.S.-based respondents stated that they believed their organization would not be able to respond to cyberattacks without AI. The reliance on AI in face of cyber attacks is less obvious in Sweden, where just over half of the respondents agreed to the same statement.

During the third quarter of 2025, data breaches exposed more than ** million records worldwide. Since the first quarter of 2020, the highest number of data records were exposed in the third quarter of ****, more than **** billion data sets. Data breaches remain among the biggest concerns of company leaders worldwide. The most common causes of sensitive information loss were operating system vulnerabilities on endpoint devices. Which industries see the most data breaches? Meanwhile, certain conditions make some industry sectors more prone to data breaches than others. According to the latest observations, the public administration experienced the highest number of data breaches between 2021 and 2022. The industry saw *** reported data breach incidents with confirmed data loss. The second were financial institutions, with *** data breach cases, followed by healthcare providers. Data breach cost Data breach incidents have various consequences, the most common impact being financial losses and business disruptions. As of 2023, the average data breach cost across businesses worldwide was **** million U.S. dollars. Meanwhile, a leaked data record cost about *** U.S. dollars. The United States saw the highest average breach cost globally, at **** million U.S. dollars.

As of September 2024, almost 30 percent of cyber incidents detected in the past 12 months were hacking incidents. A further 28.7 percent were incidents of misuse, and 15.2 percent of detections revealed malware attacks.