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2022 Data Breach
Investigations Report

Gain vital cybersecurity insights from our analysis of over 23,000 incidents and 5,200 confirmed breaches from around the world—to help minimize risk and keep your business safe.

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Know what your
business is up against.

82%

of breaches involved the Human Element, including Social Attacks, Errors and Misuse.

13%

increase in Ransomware breaches—more than in the last 5 years combined.

62%

of incidents in the System Intrusion pattern involved threat actors compromising partners.

Level up your
security awareness.

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2022 DBIR Executive Summary

This year’s 15th iteration of our report is powered by 87 contributing organizations—the highest number yet.

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Arm Yourself with Information

Learn from the data breach patterns we’ve analyzed over the last 15 years.

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