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.

During the third quarter of 2024, data breaches exposed more than *** million records worldwide. Since the first quarter of 2020, the highest number of data records were exposed in the first quarter of ***, more than *** million 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.

Between the third quarter of 2024 and the second quarter of 2025, the number of records exposed in data breaches in the United States decreased significantly. In the most recent measured period, over **** million records were reported as leaked, down from around ****** million in the third quarter of 2024.

In 2024, the financial services industry in the United States was the most targeted by cyberattacks, that resulted in data compromises. That year, financial institutions in the U.S. saw 737 data compromise incidents. On the other hand, in 2023, the number of data compromise incidents in the U.S. healthcare industry was much higher than in the latest measured year.

During the fourth quarter of 2024, data breaches exposed more than a million user data records in the United Kingdom (UK). The figure decreased significantly from nearly 41 million in the quarter prior. Overall, the time between the first quarter of 2022 and the fourth quarter of 2023, saw the lowest number of exposed user data accounts.

Over ****** data breaches were recorded in Greece between October and December 2023. In the first quarter of 2021, the data breach count exceeded *** million, which was the highest figure over the observed period.

Incidents of data breaches in the Philippines reached roughly 0.7 million during the fourth quarter of 2024, indicating a decrease from the previous quarter. The number of data breaches peaked in the second quarter of 2020 at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. Challenges in cybersecurity As one of the countries in Asia with a high internet penetration, Filipino online users have been surfing the web to access social media and other entertainment platforms. Recently, particularly at the height of the global pandemic, Filipino internet users also adopted online shopping and digital payment services for their essential and non-essential needs. With the increased digitalization of most services comes the heightened risk of being a victim of cyber threats such as phishing, online scams, data theft, and mobile malware. Such incidents were especially prominent among users lacking cyber hygiene or those unaware of how to protect their personal information when doing their online transactions. Cybersecurity market insights Despite the increased risks of online threats in the Philippines, the cybersecurity market remains modest compared to other countries. In particular, the Philippines ranked 12th out of 14 among countries in the Asia-Pacific region regarding the size of its cybersecurity market and was forecast to grow to about 344 million U.S. dollars in 2028.

The number of data breaches fluctuated in Poland in the observed period. The fourth quarter of 2020 recorded the highest number of data breaches. In the fourth quarter of 2024, this number decreased to *******; however, it was ** percent lower than in the previous quarter.

Over ** million data breaches were recorded in Russia between October and December 2023. In the first quarter of 2022, the data breach count exceeded **** million, which was the highest figure over the observed period.

Phishing, ransomware, and business malware have been the most widespread types of cyberattacks in the United States, resulting in data compromises. In 2024, 455 cases of phishing and its variations were detected. Ransomware followed in the second place, with 188 attacks.

In the third quarter of 2024, over ******* personal data points were exposed to data breaches in Norway, marking a considerable increase compared to the quarter prior. In the measured period, the highest number of exposed data records, more than ***********, was registered in the first quarter of 2021.

This statistic depicts the number of data breaches reported in Europe between May 2018 and January 2020, by country. Netherlands rank first with over ** thousand cases during the second half of 2018 and more than 25 thousand ones over 2019.

Between the first quarter of 2020 and the third quarter of 2024, the number of records exposed in data breaches in France fluctuated significantly. In the most recent measured quarter, more than 17million records were reported as leaked, up from around seven mithon in the previous quarter.

As of the first quarter of 2023, the number of data breaches in Indonesia amounted to around ****** records. During the observed period, the number of affected data points peaked in the third quarter of 2022, before decreasing significantly from the fourth quarter of 2022 onwards.

Between the first quarter of 2020 and the first second quarter of 2024, the number of records exposed in data breaches in Italy experienced a significant decrease. In the most recent measured period, approximately one million records were reported as leaked, down from around 10.2 million data sets affected in the first quarter of 2021.

In the third quarter of 2024, nearly a million personal data points were exposed to data breaches in Sweden, marking a considerable increase compared to the quarter prior. In the measured period, the highest number of exposed data records was registered in the second quarter of 2021, approximately *** million.

The number of data breaches registered in Portugal fluctuated from 2020 to 2024. In the first quarter of 2021, there were more than *********** data breaches, the highest figure recorded. By the third quarter of 2022, this figure decreased to almost *** million, only to sink even more during 2023. By the third quarter of 2024, there were almost ******* data breaches.

In the first quarter of 2024, more than ******* personal data records were exposed in data breaches in Finland. In the past year, the highest number of records leaked in data breaches was registered in the first quarter of 2023, nearly *******. In the measured period, the last quarter of 2020 saw the highest number of breached accounts, approximately *******.

In the third quarter of 2022, approximately ** thousand data breaches happened in Hungary, which represented an increase compared to the preceding quarter. The number of data breach incidents peaked at nearly *** million in the first quarter of 2021.

This statistic describes the number of entities involved in health-related U.S. data breaches from 2009 to 2020. According to the source, in 2019 there were *** entities that were involved in data breaches.