Between May 2023 and April 2024, more than 81 percent of the reports about personal data security breaches were about unintentional incidents. Malicious activities and access abuse ranked second, with around four percent of the reported incidents, followed by eavesdropping or interception.
Distribution of personal data security breach reports in Denmark from May 2023 to April 2024, by type
Characteristic
Share of reported incidents
Unintended events
81.22%
Other
9.3%
Malicious activities/ abuse
3.96%
Eavesdropping/interception
3.52%
Errors and malfunctions
0.93%
Physical and intentional incidents
0.83%
Legal
0.24%
• Unintended events 81.22%
• Other 9.3%
• Malicious activities/ abuse 3.96%
• Eavesdropping/interception 3.52%
• Errors and malfunctions 0.93%
• Physical and intentional incidents 0.83%
• Legal 0.24%
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Datatilsynet. (June 1, 2024). Distribution of personal data security breach reports in Denmark from May 2023 to April 2024, by type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 28, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1474524/denmark-data-breaches-distribution-by-type/
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Datatilsynet. (2024). Distribution of personal data security breach reports in Denmark from May 2023 to April 2024, by type. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 28, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1474524/denmark-data-breaches-distribution-by-type/
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