Global average cost of a data breach by industry 2023

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Between March 2022 and March 2023, the highest average cost of a data breach, nearly 11 million U.S. dollars, was detected in the healthcare industry. The financial sector ranked second, with 5.9 million U.S. dollars on average per breach. The global average data breach cost in the measured period was 4.45 million U.S. dollars. Data breaches in the public sector cost relatively low, an average of 2.6 million U.S. dollars during the measured period.

Average cost of a data breach worldwide from May 2020 to March 2023, by industry (in million U.S. dollars)

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Release date

July 2023

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Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

May 2020 to March 2023

Supplementary notes

The source adds the following information: "Our researchers collected in-depth qualitative data through over 3,475 separate interviews with individuals at 553 organizations that suffered a data breach between March 2022 and March 2023. Breaches included in the study ranged from 2,200 to 102,000 compromised records."

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