Global Data Breach Costs Go Down, but Not in US

AI Tools Detect Breaches Quicker but Shadow AI Causes Breaches, Too Mathew J. Schwartz (euroinfosec) • July 30, 2025

The global average of costs stemming from a data breach is coming down, a possible testament to quicker detection and containment. Whatever the cause, it doesn't apply in the United States, where breach victims reported another year of escalating costs from cleaning up the aftermath of a breach.

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Researchers behind an annual survey published by IBM tracking data breach costs pegged the average monetary hit of a breach as $4.44 million, down from an all-time high of $4.9 million last year and very slightly less than the $4.5 million reported in 2023.

The picture is different in the U.S., where breach victims reported average costs of $10.22 million ...