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The top causes of data breaches are: stolen or compromised credentials (19%), phishing (16%), cloud misconfiguration (15%).
IBM: Cost of a Data Breach Report 2022
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2022
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The report analyzed real-world data breaches experienced by 550 organizations globally between March 2021 and March 2022
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