Between November 2022 and October 2023, organizations in the education sector worldwide saw around 872 instances of data breaches caused by hacking. The professional industry ranked second, with 603 data breach cases in the measured period. Furthermore, hacking caused 598 data breach incidents in the finance sector.
* For commercial use only
Basic Account
Starter Account
Professional Account
1 All prices do not include sales tax. The account requires an annual contract and will renew after one year to the regular list price.
Everything on "Data breaches worldwide" in one document: edited and divided into chapters, including detailed references.
Statista is a great source of knowledge, and pretty helpful to manage the daily work.
Christof Baron
CEO, MindShare Germany
Data breaches
Data breach density
Cost of a data breach
Common types of compromised data
Impacted industries
Awareness and protection
Data privacy regulations and compliance
Fines and penalties
* For commercial use only
Basic Account
Starter Account
Professional Account
1 All prices do not include sales tax. The account requires an annual contract and will renew after one year to the regular list price.
