2023: US firms faced 302 breaches, losing 87M records, $14.4B

Summary: In 2023, US manufacturing and utility firms faced 302 data breaches, losing over 87 million records, costing $14.4 billion. The average records stolen per incident increased by 14% to nearly 400,000. California had the most breaches (34), while Pennsylvania and Colorado had the highest record loss. Hacking was the most common attack type, followed by ransomware. In 2024, six incidents occurred in the first two months, with two hacks and four ransomware attacks.

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