Between November 2022 and October 2023, over 10 thousand organizations worldwide experienced data breaches that included confirmed data loss. Among selected industries, firms in the education and healthcare sector saw the highest number of data violations. Regarding organization size, larger ones were victimized by data breaches more than smaller companies.
| Characteristic | Total | Small | Large | Unknown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 10,626 | 617 | 986 | 9,023 |
| Accommodation | 106 | 16 | 9 | 81 |
| Administrative | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 |
| Agriculture | 56 | 4 | 0 | 52 |
| Construction | 220 | 12 | 5 | 203 |
| Education | 1,537 | 56 | 618 | 863 |
| Entertainment | 306 | 10 | 1 | 295 |
| Finance | 1,115 | 54 | 87 | 974 |
| Healthcare | 1,220 | 41 | 18 | 1,161 |
| Information | 602 | 49 | 19 | 534 |
| Management | 19 | 4 | 1 | 14 |
| Manufacturing | 849 | 62 | 49 | 738 |
| Mining | 20 | 1 | 1 | 18 |
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