The massive Yahoo data breach pushed Verizon to ask for $1 billion discount on the original acquisition of Yahoo while the deal is still in progress. According to the Ponemon Institute Study, the cost of a data breach varies by industry and the average per capita cost was $221 in the US with average total organizational cost at $7.01 million. The more records that are lost forces the departure of customers. The question remains unanswered as to why it took so long for an internet savvy organization to prevent and detect the breach.”]
Source: https://www.csoonline.com/article/3129785/what-have-we-learned-from-the-yahoo-breach.html