BreachCensus

2019 — Year in review

Years are assigned by disclosure date, falling back to discovery, then occurrence date.

1,733Confirmed incidents
1,195Organizations affected
9Regulator actions opened

Regulator fines by currency

Totals are not summed across currencies.

CurrencyActionsTotal
GBP22,665,100 GBP
EUR3600,000 EUR

By sector

SectorConfirmed incidents
Unclassified1,699
Manufacturing5
Professional Services4
Finance4
Healthcare4
Technology4
Media3
Pharma3
Retail3
Insurance2
Hospitality1
Energy1

Top jurisdictions

JurisdictionConfirmed incidents
US-MA1,458
US-CA188
US-WA58
US-DE19
US-WI9
GB1