71% of office workers globally ‘ including 68% in the US ‘ admitted to sharing sensitive and business-critical company data using instant messaging (IM) and business collaboration tools. Less than one-third of employees suggested they hadn’t shared anything that could be compromising. In the US, 58% of employees are saving their own copies of business information shared over IM, while 51% delete that information entirely. Time spent on tools such as Zoom and Teams has increased by 13% in US since the start of the pandemic.
Source: https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2021/03/17/misusing-instant-messaging/