Global type of data compromised 2021-2024

Published by Ani Petrosyan, Sep 11, 2024

Customers' personal identifiable information was the most common type of data compromised in worldwide data breaches. 48 percent of compromised records fell into this category in 2024. The second-most breached kind of data was employee personal identifiable information, with around 37 percent of all breached records in the same year.

Type of data compromised in worldwide data breaches from 2021 to 2024

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July 2024

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Worldwide

Survey time period

2021 to 2024

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PII - Personal identifiable information


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