71% of technology executives rate publicly disclosing a data breach as very or prohibitively disruptive, up from 23% in 2024.

The financial sector was the second-most expensive industry for data breaches, at $5.56 million per breach.

24% of global organizations indicated that costs from identity-related breaches exceeded $10 million, a three-percentage-point increase from the previous year.

Among organisations that reported recovery following a data breach, most took more than 100 days on average to do so.

Less than half of those that plan to invest in security post-breach will focus on AI-driven security solutions or services.

Nearly half of all organisations reported that they planned to raise the price of goods or services because of a breach.

Nearly all organisations studied suffered operational disruption following a data breach.

Nearly one-third of organisations reported price increases of 15% or more due to a data breach.

There was a significant reduction in the number of organisations that planned to invest in security following a breach: 49% in 2025 compared to 63% in 2024.

When faced with data breaches at both a large corporation and a small business, 27% of Gen X and Boomers say they would stop shopping with both entirely.

More than half of Gen Z (53%) and 42% of Millennials have cut ties with a business because it experienced a security incident.

37% of Gen X and Boomers would cut ties with a business if it experienced a security incident.

When faced with data breaches at both a large corporation and a small business, 1 in 3 (34%) Gen Z and Millennials say they would stop shopping with both entirely.