BreachCensus

2022 — Year in review

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

2,297Confirmed incidents
1,746Organizations affected
42Regulator actions opened

Regulator fines by currency

Totals are not summed across currencies.

CurrencyActionsTotal
GBP256,750,000 GBP
EUR84,075,000 EUR

By sector

SectorConfirmed incidents
Unclassified2,259
Insurance10
Professional Services6
Manufacturing6
Finance5
Healthcare5
Retail2
Transport2
Technology1
Real Estate1

Top jurisdictions

JurisdictionConfirmed incidents
US-MA1,773
US-CA304
US-WA164
US-DE37
US-WI9
GB7
US-HI3