Breaches – Attack Findings
Who’s Behind the Breaches?
Who are the Victims?
Perpetrator(s)
%
Industry Breached
%
External Actors
70%
Contained in days or less
81%
Organized Criminal Groups
55%
Involved large business victims 72% Personal data was compromised 58% Involved small business victims 28%
Internal Actors
30%
Had 4 or more attacker actions
4%
Partners
1%
Multiple Parties
1%
What Tactics are Utilized?
Other Commonalities
Type of Breach Tactic
%
Type
%
Hacking
45%
Financially motivated
86%
Social Attacks
22%
Web applications were involved
43%
Malware
17%
Utilized stolen or used credentials 37% Malware incidents were ransomware 27% Involved phishing 22%
Errors were Causal Events
22%
Privilege Misuse
8%
Physical Actions
4%
* Data is based on 2020 Data Breach Investigations Report. Data breaches may be associated with multiple attacks, actors, and/or actions.
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