BreachCensus

2021 — Year in review

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

2,570Confirmed incidents
1,944Organizations affected
8Regulator actions opened

Regulator fines by currency

Totals are not summed across currencies.

CurrencyActionsTotal
EUR71,825,000 EUR

By sector

SectorConfirmed incidents
Unclassified2,531
Healthcare6
Insurance6
Real Estate5
Professional Services4
Finance4
Manufacturing4
Pharma3
Retail2
Transport2
Energy1
Technology1
Telecoms1

Top jurisdictions

JurisdictionConfirmed incidents
US-MA1,997
US-CA354
US-WA184
US-DE24
US-WI11