Breached emails increased by nearly 16% in Q2 2025.

July 30, 2025

Breached emails increased by nearly 16% in Q2 2025. — This cybersecurity statistic was published by Gen in July 2025. It covers topics including Email. The original data appears in Gen Q2/2025 Threat Report. For the full methodology and detailed findings, refer to the original report.

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Published on 7/30/2025

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Breached emails increased by nearly 16% in Q2 2025. This data was published by Gen and covers Email.

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This statistic comes from Gen Q2/2025 Threat Report, published by Gen on July 30, 2025. You can view the original report at https://www.gendigital.com/blog/insights/reports/threat-report-q2-2025.

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Breached emails increased by nearly 16% in Q2 2025.

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