As of February 2024, data breaches caused by malicious insiders were the most costly, averaging 4.99 million U.S. dollars per breach. Phishing attacks led to data breaches with an average cost of 4.88 million U.S. dollars per incident. Similarly, breaches resulting from business email compromise also averaged 4.88 million U.S. dollars during the examined period.
Cost of a data breach worldwide as of February 2024, by initial attack vector
(in million U.S. dollars)
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Cost of a data breach worldwide as of February 2024, by initial attack vector (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph], IBM, July 30, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1417720/worldwide-cost-per-record-by-initial-attack-vector/