In 2023, the data breaches caused by a malicious insider were the most expensive, amounting to 4.9 million U.S. dollars per data breach. Data breaches caused by phishing attacks of 4.76 million U.S. dollars per data breach. A data breach initiated by business e-mail compromise attacks cost 4.67 million U.S. dollars in the examined period.
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IBM. (July 24, 2023). Cost of a data breach worldwide in 2023, by initial attack vector (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 18, 2024, from https://internal.statista.com/statistics/1417720/worldwide-cost-per-record-by-initial-attack-vector/
IBM. "Cost of a data breach worldwide in 2023, by initial attack vector (in million U.S. dollars)." Chart. July 24, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 18, 2024. https://internal.statista.com/statistics/1417720/worldwide-cost-per-record-by-initial-attack-vector/
IBM. (2023). Cost of a data breach worldwide in 2023, by initial attack vector (in million U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 18, 2024. https://internal.statista.com/statistics/1417720/worldwide-cost-per-record-by-initial-attack-vector/
IBM. "Cost of a Data Breach Worldwide in 2023, by Initial Attack Vector (in Million U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Jul 2023, https://internal.statista.com/statistics/1417720/worldwide-cost-per-record-by-initial-attack-vector/
IBM, Cost of a data breach worldwide in 2023, by initial attack vector (in million U.S. dollars) Statista, https://internal.statista.com/statistics/1417720/worldwide-cost-per-record-by-initial-attack-vector/ (last visited June 18, 2024)
Cost of a data breach worldwide in 2023, by initial attack vector (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph], IBM, July 24, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://internal.statista.com/statistics/1417720/worldwide-cost-per-record-by-initial-attack-vector/