As of 2023, the average cost of a data breach worldwide was about 4.45 million U.S. dollars. Of this total, 1.58 million U.S. dollars were the costs for detection and escalation, 1.3 million U.S. dollars were the costs of lost business, and 1.2 million U.S. dollars were post-breach response costs.
Cost distribution of data breach worldwide from 2018 to 2023, by main cost segments
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Lost business cost
Detection and escalation
Post-breach response
Notification
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IBM. (July 24, 2023). Cost distribution of data breach worldwide from 2018 to 2023, by main cost segments (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1417524/worldwide-data-breach-by-main-cost-segments/
IBM. "Cost distribution of data breach worldwide from 2018 to 2023, by main cost segments (in million U.S. dollars)." Chart. July 24, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1417524/worldwide-data-breach-by-main-cost-segments/
IBM. (2023). Cost distribution of data breach worldwide from 2018 to 2023, by main cost segments (in million U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1417524/worldwide-data-breach-by-main-cost-segments/
IBM. "Cost Distribution of Data Breach Worldwide from 2018 to 2023, by Main Cost Segments (in Million U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Jul 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1417524/worldwide-data-breach-by-main-cost-segments/
IBM, Cost distribution of data breach worldwide from 2018 to 2023, by main cost segments (in million U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1417524/worldwide-data-breach-by-main-cost-segments/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Cost distribution of data breach worldwide from 2018 to 2023, by main cost segments (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph], IBM, July 24, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1417524/worldwide-data-breach-by-main-cost-segments/