Misdirected emails accounted for 27% of all data protection incidents under the GDPR last year.
Misdirected emails accounted for 27% of all data protection incidents under the GDPR last year. — This cybersecurity statistic was published by Abnormal AI in November 2025. It covers topics including Email risk, Misdirected email, Data protection incident, GDPR. The original data appears in 2025 State of Misdirected Email Prevention . For the full methodology and detailed findings, refer to the original report.
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Misdirected emails accounted for 27% of all data protection incidents under the GDPR last year. This data was published by Abnormal AI and covers Email risk, Misdirected email, Data protection incident, GDPR.
Where does this data come from?
This statistic comes from 2025 State of Misdirected Email Prevention , published by Abnormal AI on November 9, 2025. You can view the original report at https://abnormal.ai/resources/state-of-misdirected-email-prevention.
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This statistic relates to Email risk, Misdirected email, Data protection incident, GDPR. Browse more statistics on Email risk or from Abnormal AI.