The 2023 DBIR was released earlier this week, and it based an analysis of 16,312 security incidents that occurred over the past year. Verizon's report gets data from incidents on its platform as ...

Summary: The latest Verizon data breach report shows a sharp rise in zero-day exploits, ransomware, and third-party breaches, painting a grim picture for 2025’s cybersecurity landscape.

BASKING RIDGE, NJ – Verizon Business today released its 2025 Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR), which reveals a significant increase in cyberattacks.

Verizon studied 12,195 data breaches out of 22,052 real-world security incidents collected between Nov. 1, 2023 to Oct. 31, 2024, from more than 100 data contributors globally.

According to the Verizon 2025 Data Breach Investigations Report, during the year ended October 31, 2024, they comprised 30% of all data breaches – up from just 15% the previous year.

Exploitation of known vulnerabilities is on the rise, with the 2025 Verizon DBIR revealing a 34% increase in this tactic as an initial breach vector — now responsible for one in five data breaches.

The majority of ransomware attacks target small businesses, according to Verizon’s latest Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR), with extortion malware appearing in 88% of SMB breach incidents ...

BASKING RIDGE, N.J., April 23, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Verizon Business today released its 2025 Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR), which reveals a significant increase in cyberattacks.

BASKING RIDGE, N.J., April 23, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Verizon Business today released its 2025 Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR), which reveals a significant increase in cyberattacks. The ...