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US data breaches remain costly, with phishing the leading entry route

Phishing remains the most common path into US data breaches, while reported average breach losses substantially exceed the global average. The reports also describe lengthy containment periods.

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Persistent high costs and slow containment increase financial and operational exposure for US organizations.

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  1. A routine US company data breach now averages $10.22 million in total losses, and the 241-day window before it is fully contained drives a gap no patch can close ↗gcn.com · Recorded source date: Aug 29, 2026, 10:01 PM UTC
  2. Phishing remains the most common path into a US data breach, and the average US breach now costs $11.5 million, more than double the global average ↗gcn.com · Recorded source date: Aug 29, 2026, 10:01 PM UTC

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