According to the source, the latest study was based on the research of 600 organizations in 17 industries in 16 countries and regions impacted by data breaches between March 2024 and February 2025. The breaches ranged from 2,960 to 113,620 compromised records. In total, 3,470 security and C-suite business leaders with firsthand knowledge of the data breach incidents were interviewed.
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Average cost per data breach in the United States 2006-2025
As of 2025, the average cost of a data breach in the United States amounted to million U.S. dollars, up from **** million U.S. dollars in the previous year. The global average cost per data breach stood at **** million U.S. dollars.
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 the 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 breaches, 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.
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