As of 2023, the United States ranked first by the average cost of a data breach, 9.48 million U.S. dollars. The average cost of data breaches in the Middle East is 8.07 million U.S. dollars. Canada followed in the ranking, with 5.13 million U.S. dollars. In the measured period, the global average data breach cost was 4.45 million U.S. dollars.
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The source adds the following information: "Our researchers collected in-depth
qualitative data through over 3,475 separate interviews with individuals at 553
organizations that suffered a data breach between March 2022 and March 2023. Breaches included in the study ranged from 2,200 to 102,000 compromised records."
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IBM. (July 24, 2023). Average cost of a data breach worldwide from March 2022 to March 2023, by country or region (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 27, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/463714/cost-data-breach-by-country-or-region/
IBM. "Average cost of a data breach worldwide from March 2022 to March 2023, by country or region (in million U.S. dollars)." Chart. July 24, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/463714/cost-data-breach-by-country-or-region/
IBM. (2023). Average cost of a data breach worldwide from March 2022 to March 2023, by country or region (in million U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/463714/cost-data-breach-by-country-or-region/
IBM. "Average Cost of a Data Breach Worldwide from March 2022 to March 2023, by Country or Region (in Million U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Jul 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/463714/cost-data-breach-by-country-or-region/
IBM, Average cost of a data breach worldwide from March 2022 to March 2023, by country or region (in million U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/463714/cost-data-breach-by-country-or-region/ (last visited July 27, 2024)
Average cost of a data breach worldwide from March 2022 to March 2023, by country or region (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph], IBM, July 24, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/463714/cost-data-breach-by-country-or-region/