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  "title": "Cybersecurity Statistics 2026: Cybercrime Losses, Attacks, Ransomware and Breaches",
  "url": "https://statisticsglobal.org/cybersecurity-statistics/",
  "updated": "2026-10-19",
  "licence": "https://statisticsglobal.org/data-licence/",
  "attribution": "Source: [publisher] via StatisticsGlobal (https://statisticsglobal.org/cybersecurity-statistics/)",
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      "publisher": "UK Department for Science, Innovation and Technology",
      "source_title": "Cyber security breaches survey 2025/2026",
      "source_url": "https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/cyber-security-breaches-survey-20252026/cyber-security-breaches-survey-20252026",
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      "source_title": "2026 Data Breach Investigations Report, Executive Summary",
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      "id": "cy-us-ic3-bec-per-complaint-2025",
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      "id": "cy-us-ic3-ransomware-2025",
      "sentence": "IC3 received 3,611 ransomware complaints in 2025, with reported losses of $32.3 million, according to the FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center.",
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      "source_title": "2025 IC3 Internet Crime Report",
      "source_url": "https://www.ic3.gov/AnnualReport/Reports/2025_IC3Report.pdf",
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      "url": "https://statisticsglobal.org/cybersecurity-statistics/#stat-cy-us-ic3-ransomware-growth-2025"
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      "sentence": "1% of UK businesses reported ransomware in the 2025/2026 survey, down from 3% in each of the two previous surveys, according to the UK Department for Science, Innovation and Technology.",
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      "source_type": "Official",
      "publisher": "UK Department for Science, Innovation and Technology",
      "source_title": "Cyber security breaches survey 2025/2026",
      "source_url": "https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/cyber-security-breaches-survey-20252026/cyber-security-breaches-survey-20252026",
      "source_published": "30 April 2026, accessed 19 October 2026",
      "archive_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20260930064528/https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/cyber-security-breaches-survey-20252026/cyber-security-breaches-survey-20252026",
      "sample": "Ipsos survey of 2,112 UK businesses and 1,085 UK charities, fieldwork August to December 2025. Results cover the 12 months before interview. Weighted to the UK population of organisations.",
      "method": "",
      "verified_on": "2026-10-19",
      "url": "https://statisticsglobal.org/cybersecurity-statistics/#stat-cy-uk-ransomware-2026"
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    {
      "id": "cy-eu-enisa-ransomware-2025",
      "sentence": "82 ransomware variants were deployed against EU organisations in the year to June 2025, with Akira the most frequent at 11.6%, according to ENISA.",
      "value": 82,
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      "place": "European Union",
      "data_year": "2025",
      "source_type": "Official",
      "publisher": "ENISA",
      "source_title": "ENISA Threat Landscape 2025 (version 1.3)",
      "source_url": "https://www.enisa.europa.eu/sites/default/files/2026-09/ENISA%20Threat%20Landscape%202025_v1.3_September2026_0.pdf",
      "source_published": "1 October 2025, revised 22 September 2026, accessed 19 October 2026",
      "archive_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20260925180932/https://www.enisa.europa.eu/sites/default/files/2026-09/ENISA%20Threat%20Landscape%202025_v1.3_September2026_0.pdf",
      "sample": "4,875 incidents selected and curated by ENISA from open sources, 1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025. European Union.",
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      "verified_on": "2026-10-19",
      "url": "https://statisticsglobal.org/cybersecurity-statistics/#stat-cy-eu-enisa-ransomware-2025"
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      "id": "cy-ww-kev-ransomware-2026",
      "sentence": "20.7% of vulnerabilities in the CISA KEV catalogue were known to be used in ransomware campaigns in October 2026, calculated by StatisticsGlobal from CISA data.",
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      "data_year": "2026",
      "source_type": "Our analysis",
      "publisher": "CISA",
      "source_title": "Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog (catalog version 2026.10.16)",
      "source_url": "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog",
      "source_published": "16 October 2026, accessed 19 October 2026",
      "archive_url": "https://statisticsglobal.org/data/snapshots/cisa/kev-catalog-2026-10-16.csv",
      "sample": "CISA catalogue of vulnerabilities with evidence of active exploitation. Counts by StatisticsGlobal from the JSON feed, catalog version 2026.10.16 (1,748 entries).",
      "method": "Entries with knownRansomwareCampaignUse \"Known\": 361. 361 / 1,748 = 20.7%. The rest are marked \"Unknown\", not \"No\" (catalog version 2026.10.16).",
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      "url": "https://statisticsglobal.org/cybersecurity-statistics/#stat-cy-ww-kev-ransomware-2026"
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      "id": "cy-ww-dbir-breaches-2026",
      "sentence": "Verizon analysed more than 31,000 incidents and more than 22,000 confirmed data breaches for its 2026 report, according to Verizon.",
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      "unit": "breaches",
      "place": "Worldwide",
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      "source_type": "Vendor report",
      "publisher": "Verizon",
      "source_title": "2026 Data Breach Investigations Report, Executive Summary",
      "source_url": "https://www.verizon.com/business/resources/executivebriefs/dbir-2026-executive-summary.pdf",
      "source_published": "2026, accessed 19 October 2026",
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      "method": "",
      "verified_on": "2026-10-19",
      "url": "https://statisticsglobal.org/cybersecurity-statistics/#stat-cy-ww-dbir-breaches-2026"
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    {
      "id": "cy-ww-dbir-industry-ratio-2026",
      "sentence": "96.4% of healthcare incidents in the 2026 report were confirmed breaches, against 34.1% in finance, calculated by StatisticsGlobal from Verizon data.",
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      "place": "Worldwide",
      "data_year": "2026",
      "source_type": "Our analysis",
      "publisher": "Verizon",
      "source_title": "2026 Data Breach Investigations Report, Executive Summary",
      "source_url": "https://www.verizon.com/business/resources/executivebriefs/dbir-2026-executive-summary.pdf",
      "source_published": "2026, accessed 19 October 2026",
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      "sample": "More than 31,000 security incidents, of which more than 22,000 confirmed data breaches, contributed by Verizon and partner organisations. Dataset covers October 2024 to November 2025. Worldwide.",
      "method": "Healthcare: 1,438 confirmed breaches / 1,492 incidents = 96.4%. Financial: 1,300 / 3,809 = 34.1% (2026 DBIR Executive Summary industry tables).",
      "verified_on": "2026-10-19",
      "url": "https://statisticsglobal.org/cybersecurity-statistics/#stat-cy-ww-dbir-industry-ratio-2026"
    },
    {
      "id": "cy-ww-dbir-third-party-2026",
      "sentence": "Third parties were involved in 48% of breaches in the 2026 report, up 60% on the year before, according to Verizon.",
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      "source_type": "Vendor report",
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      "source_published": "2026, accessed 19 October 2026",
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      "verified_on": "2026-10-19",
      "url": "https://statisticsglobal.org/cybersecurity-statistics/#stat-cy-ww-dbir-third-party-2026"
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      "id": "cy-eu-enisa-public-admin-2025",
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      "place": "European Union",
      "data_year": "2025",
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      "publisher": "ENISA",
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      "source_url": "https://www.enisa.europa.eu/sites/default/files/2026-09/ENISA%20Threat%20Landscape%202025_v1.3_September2026_0.pdf",
      "source_published": "1 October 2025, revised 22 September 2026, accessed 19 October 2026",
      "archive_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20260925180932/https://www.enisa.europa.eu/sites/default/files/2026-09/ENISA%20Threat%20Landscape%202025_v1.3_September2026_0.pdf",
      "sample": "4,875 incidents selected and curated by ENISA from open sources, 1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025. European Union.",
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      "verified_on": "2026-10-19",
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    {
      "id": "cy-ww-kev-total-2026",
      "sentence": "CISA listed 1,748 known exploited vulnerabilities in its catalogue on 16 October 2026, counted by StatisticsGlobal from CISA data.",
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      "unit": "vulnerabilities",
      "place": "Worldwide",
      "data_year": "2026",
      "source_type": "Our analysis",
      "publisher": "CISA",
      "source_title": "Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog (catalog version 2026.10.16)",
      "source_url": "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog",
      "source_published": "16 October 2026, accessed 19 October 2026",
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      "sample": "CISA catalogue of vulnerabilities with evidence of active exploitation. Counts by StatisticsGlobal from the JSON feed, catalog version 2026.10.16 (1,748 entries).",
      "method": "Number of entries in the CISA KEV JSON feed, catalog version 2026.10.16 (the feed states count: 1748).",
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      "url": "https://statisticsglobal.org/cybersecurity-statistics/#stat-cy-ww-kev-total-2026"
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      "id": "cy-ww-kev-microsoft-2026",
      "sentence": "Microsoft products account for 390 of 1,748 entries, or 22.3%, in the CISA KEV catalogue in 2026, calculated by StatisticsGlobal from CISA data.",
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      "publisher": "CISA",
      "source_title": "Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog (catalog version 2026.10.16)",
      "source_url": "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog",
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      "archive_url": "https://statisticsglobal.org/data/snapshots/cisa/kev-catalog-2026-10-16.csv",
      "sample": "CISA catalogue of vulnerabilities with evidence of active exploitation. Counts by StatisticsGlobal from the JSON feed, catalog version 2026.10.16 (1,748 entries).",
      "method": "Entries with vendorProject \"Microsoft\": 390. 390 / 1,748 = 22.3%. Next: Cisco 101, Apple 95, Adobe 82, Google 75 (catalog version 2026.10.16).",
      "verified_on": "2026-10-19",
      "url": "https://statisticsglobal.org/cybersecurity-statistics/#stat-cy-ww-kev-microsoft-2026"
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      "id": "cy-ww-dbir-kev-patch-2026",
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      "publisher": "Verizon",
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