As of 2023, the average data breach cost in the United Kingdom (UK) was around 4.21 million U.S. dollars. In the measured period, 2022 registered the highest cost for breached data, more than five million U.S. dollars. The figure, thus, has increased from 3.9 million U.S. dollars since 2020.
Average cost of a data breach in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2020 to 2023 (in million U.S. dollars)
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IBM. (July 24, 2023). Average cost of a data breach in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2020 to 2023 (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 10, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/483008/cost-of-data-breach-uk/
IBM. "Average cost of a data breach in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2020 to 2023 (in million U.S. dollars)." Chart. July 24, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/483008/cost-of-data-breach-uk/
IBM. (2023). Average cost of a data breach in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2020 to 2023 (in million U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/483008/cost-of-data-breach-uk/
IBM. "Average Cost of a Data Breach in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2020 to 2023 (in Million U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Jul 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/483008/cost-of-data-breach-uk/
IBM, Average cost of a data breach in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2020 to 2023 (in million U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/483008/cost-of-data-breach-uk/ (last visited June 10, 2024)
Average cost of a data breach in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2020 to 2023 (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph], IBM, July 24, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/483008/cost-of-data-breach-uk/