46% of the most trusted US companies' employees reuse breached passwordsCybernews researchers analyzed the top 100 most trusted companies in America – including Nvidia, Costco, Apple, American Express, and others – and found that all of them had experienced data breaches, exposing critical cybersecurity weaknesses. Moreover, 46% of analyzed companies are vulnerable due to employees reusing breached passwords.
65% of the 100 largest US hospitals and health systems have had a recent data breachIn 2024, healthcare data breaches reached an all-time high, with 276,775,457 records compromised – a 64.1% increase from the previous year’s record and equivalent to 81.38% of the United States population. Despite managing sensitive patient data, findings reveal that healthcare organizations still struggle with corporate customer data protection.
75% of U.S. government websites experienced data breachesNew research from the Cybernews Business Digital Index reveals that 53.7% of U.S. government departments and agencies scored D or worse for their cybersecurity efforts, with 38.8% falling into the F category. Even 75% have been affected by data breaches, almost 54% have had corporate credentials stolen, and 27% have employees reusing compromised passwords.
Report: 96% of S&P 500 companies had data breachesAccording to the Cybernews Business Digital Index analysis, 96% of S&P 500 companies analyzed had data breaches. This is an alarming issue, with Real Estate and Development, Finance and Insurance, and Manufacturing industries leading the way in these incidents.
