U.S. businesses that experience a data breach spend about $188 per exposed record in cleanup costs. Germany, Germany had the highest per-record cost of $199; Brazil, India had the lowest. The Ponemon Institute study found that 37% of breaches stem from malicious attacks, followed by human error or negligence. The industries with the highest breach costs were healthcare ($233) and financial services ($215) Financial services and pharmaceuticals reported that the greatest cost associated with a breach was lost customers.”]
Source: https://www.darkreading.com/attacks-breaches/mistakes-approach-malice-as-data-breach-cause

