Share of identities exposed via data breaches 2016, by sector

Published by Statista Research Department, May 30, 2025
This statistic shows the industrial sectors with the largest share of exposed identities via data breaches in 2016. That year, 90.1 percent of all identities were exposed through data breaches in the services sector. The manufacturing sector ranked second with 5.6 percent of exposed identities.
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Industrial sectors with the largest share of exposed identities via data breaches worldwide in 2016

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Release date

April 2017

Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

2016

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*Less than 1 percent

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