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8% of organisations reported not knowing if they had been compromised by an AI-related breach.

Of those compromised by an AI-related breach, 97% report not having AI access controls in place.

Organisations that used high levels of shadow AI observed an average of $670,000 in higher breach costs.

Security incidents involving shadow AI led to more personally identifiable information (65%) being compromised compared to the global average (53%).

Security incidents involving shadow AI led to more intellectual property (40%) being compromised compared to the global average (33%).

63% of organisations opted not to pay ransom demands last year, compared to 59% the year prior.

60% of AI-related security incidents led to compromised data.

Organisations using AI and automation extensively throughout their security operations reduced the breach lifecycle by an average of 80 days.

Of the organisations that have AI governance policies in place, only 34% perform regular audits for unsanctioned AI.

The healthcare sector saw a $2.35 million reduction in costs compared to 2024.

The global average cost of a data breach fell to $4.44 million, marking the first decline in five years.

Among organisations that reported recovery following a data breach, most took more than 100 days on average to do so.

31% of AI-related security incidents led to operational disruption.

63% of breached organisations either don't have an AI governance policy or are still developing one.

One in five organisations (which is 20%) reported a breach due to shadow AI.

Less than half of those that plan to invest in security post-breach will focus on AI-driven security solutions or services.

Nearly half of all organisations reported that they planned to raise the price of goods or services because of a breach.

16% of breaches studied involved attackers using AI tools.

The average U.S. cost of a breach reached a record $10.22 million.

Nearly one-third of organisations reported price increases of 15% or more due to a data breach.

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