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Australia's OAIC received 1,205 data breach notifications in 2025, an 8% rise over 2024 and the highest total since the Notifiable Data Breaches scheme began in 2018. See the sector, cause, and year-over-year breakdown.
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UK organizations reported 3,600 data breach incidents to the Information Commissioner's Office in the fourth quarter of 2025 alone, a 16% year-over-year increase, according to the ICO's Data Security Incident Trends dataset as analyzed by the Data Protection Network in April 2026. See what causes most reports and how many actually trigger ICO action.
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Healthcare data breaches cost an average of $7.42 million in 2025, the most expensive of any industry for the 14th consecutive year, according to IBM's Cost of a Data Breach Report. See how every sector compares on cost, breach volume, and detection time.
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China requires breach notification to regulators within 4 hours for its most severe incidents, the fastest deadline of any country compared here, according to DLA Piper's Data Protection Laws of the World handbook (2026, 15th edition). See how China, the EU, Brazil, and five other countries compare on breach notification deadlines.
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Luxembourg has collected roughly EUR 1,095 in GDPR fines per resident since 2018, 48% more than second-place Ireland, according to DLA Piper's January 2026 GDPR Fines and Data Breach Survey. See the full per-capita ranking and why two small countries hold most of the EU's total.
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Poland's data protection authority, UODO, imposed over PLN 64 million (roughly EUR 15 million) in GDPR fines in 2025, its record year, according to CMS's GDPR Enforcement Tracker Report 2026. See how Poland's surge compares to Hungary, the Czech Republic, and the rest of Eastern Europe.
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