In 2024, the average cost of an industrial data breach reached its peak with an average of 5.56 million U.S. dollars, up from 4.73 million U.S. dollars in 2023. In comparison, the global average cost of a data breach across all studied industries was 4.88 million U.S. dollars.
Average total cost of a data breach in industrial sector worldwide from 2019 to 2024
(in million U.S. dollars)
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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