Recent years have witnessed a surge in the number of data breaches, causing a massive financial hit to businesses worldwide. With millions of people working from home and using videoconferencing and cloud applications, the COVID-19 pandemic has only increased the number of these malicious attacks. According to data presented by AksjeBloggen.com, the healthcare industry tops the list of the most expensive data breaches with a
Global Average Data Breach Cost Hit
The global average cost of a data breach has fluctuated between
Besides leading in the average cost of a data breach, the healthcare industry also had the highest average time to identify a violation of 329 days. The energy industry ranked second of the 17 sectors surveyed, with
Financial services, pharma industry, and technology sector follow, with
Analyzed by geography,
Malicious attacks caused 52% of all breaches. Human error and system glitches follow with 23% and 25% share, respectively. Statistics also show that around 20% of companies that had been victims of a malicious breach were hacked by using stolen or compromised credentials.
Five Largest Data Breaches in 2020 Exposed 406.6
The survey also revealed the number of exposed data significantly raised the total cost of a data breach. Breaches of 1 million to 10 million records cost an average of
The five largest data breaches in 2020 exposed a total of 406.6 million records, according to DataBreaches.net statistics. In January, 250 million
In May, 115 million Pakistani mobile user records have leaked online, the second-largest data breach this year. The same month, a massive data breach of the unknown source has exposed the records of 22 million people, including their phone numbers, addresses, and social media links.
The fourth-biggest data breach in 2020 exposed the personal data of more than 10.5 million users who stayed at
In May, British low-cost airline group
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