BreachCensus

2020 — Year in review

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

2,251Confirmed incidents
1,706Organizations affected
7Regulator actions opened

Regulator fines by currency

Totals are not summed across currencies.

CurrencyActionsTotal
EUR62,679,000 EUR

By sector

SectorConfirmed incidents
Unclassified2,209
Technology9
Manufacturing7
Finance5
Retail4
Healthcare4
Education3
Pharma3
Insurance3
Energy1
Hospitality1
Real Estate1
Transport1

Top jurisdictions

JurisdictionConfirmed incidents
US-MA1,663
US-CA292
US-WA202
US-IA60
US-DE29
US-WI5