UPDATED:Jul 4, 2023

Regional comparison of data breaches

People from Europe are 3 times more likely to suffer account data leaks than the global population

Breaches in Europe account for 29.8% of the total global breaches. To put this into perspective, a single person from Europe has gotten their online account details leaked around 7 times since 2004. However, not all countries are exposed to cyber risks on the same level. Russia is the most targeted country, with 5 out of 10 breaches in Europe happening there.

Total breached accounts Breached accounts per 100 people Data points per account No. of passwords leaked per 100 breached accounts
Global
Total breached accounts 16.5BBreached accounts per 100 people 206Data points per account 2.4No. of passwords leaked per 100 breached accounts 84
Total breached accounts 4.9BBreached accounts per 100 people 660Data points per account 2.1No. of passwords leaked per 100 breached accounts 107
Region with most breaches
Eastern Europe
Total breached accounts 2.7BBreached accounts per 100 people 931Data points per account 1.7No. of passwords leaked per 100 breached accounts 122
Region with least breaches
Northern Europe
Total breached accounts 454.9MBreached accounts per 100 people 426Data points per account 3.0No. of passwords leaked per 100 breached accounts 77
Country with most breaches
Russia
Total breached accounts 2.3BBreached accounts per 100 people 1,587Data points per account 1.7No. of passwords leaked per 100 breached accounts 127
Country with least breaches
Kosovo
Total breached accounts 114.5kBreached accounts per 100 people 7Data points per account 3.3No. of passwords leaked per 100 breached accounts 65
  • Countries with a population of less than 1M people are excluded when selecting the country with the most/fewest breaches.