{"id":45395,"date":"2022-02-22T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-02-22T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.darkreading.com\/attacks-breaches\/hidden-costs-of-a-data-breach"},"modified":"2022-02-22T15:00:00","modified_gmt":"2022-02-22T15:00:00","slug":"hidden-costs-of-a-data-breach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/hidden-costs-of-a-data-breach\/","title":{"rendered":"Hidden Costs of a Data Breach"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you knew that putting a lock on your front door would lessen the likelihood of your valuables being stolen, would you install a deadbolt? The logical and simple answer would be: yes. <\/p>\n<p>The Internet wasn&#8217;t built with security in mind. There is no deadbolt to protect against all digital threats. It was built to be easy and fast, not to withstand sophisticated attacks from global threat actors. As technology has evolved, so have business and risk models. However, many organizations today still don&#8217;t fully understand the costs associated with data breaches or which factors must be considered when implementing tools to prevent future attacks. <\/p>\n<p>When it comes to security against data breaches, companies tend to focus only on the likelihood of an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.darkreading.com\/attacks-breaches\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">attack on their systems<\/a> <em>or<\/em> the magnitude of attacks in their industry. Only looking at headlines about an increase in data breaches can&#8217;t be the sole <a href=\"https:\/\/www.darkreading.com\/risk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">indicator of risk<\/a>. To have a better understanding of what will happen if a company shores up its defenses, the magnitude <em>and<\/em> the likelihood of an attack must be viewed together. The two have a direct correlation. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Cybersecurity Must Become a Conversation About Risk<br \/><\/strong>Understanding risk and realizing the true costs of a data breach are key in making informed investment decisions. Once the risk of a data breach is understood in the context of likelihood <em>and <\/em>magnitude, a company should consider the cost of a data breach or ransomware attack versus the cost of prevention. And the true costs of a cyberattack are often not realized until a company is past a breach. Most companies only consider the extortion cost of a ransomware attack, but in many cases that tends to be a smaller number in the grand scheme of costs. When it comes to cyber-risk, context is key.<\/p>\n<p>Whether the problem is a data breach or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.darkreading.com\/attacks-breaches\/a-ciso-s-perspective-on-ransomware-payments\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ransomware attack<\/a>, costs can get overlooked but must be considered when deciding how much to invest in cybersecurity prevention. These hidden costs include remediation, revenue loss, reputational harm, national security, and human life. Not all of these are measurable, tangible risks, but all factors must be taken into consideration when assessing the true and total cost of a data breach.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Monetary Costs<br \/><\/strong>Legal costs are one of the largest expenditures for data breaches, with remediation costs, GDPR fines, healthcare data loss, notification costs, or other macro losses following in magnitude. For ransomware attacks, data and experts tend to focus on the cost of extortion (the ransom payment) and don\u2019t focus on the larger picture of revenue loss. <\/p>\n<p>Cyberattacks can freeze critical systems for a company, resulting in decreased production output, which can lead to lower profits or a loss of customers. <\/p>\n<p>Companies holding confidential client materials, medical records, Social Security numbers, addresses, or other highly protected information are at great risk of losing trust and business as the result of a cyber hack. A data breach can make its way into the public eye leading to reputational harm and a loss of potential customers who have lost trust. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Critical Infrastructure &amp; National Security <br \/><\/strong>Research in Experian\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20211206005060\/en\/The-Cyberdemic-Will-Continue-According-to-the-2022-Experian-Data-Breach-Industry-Forecast\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2022 Data Breach Industry Forecast<\/a> indicates that threat actors will \u201cmore frequently target physical infrastructures like electrical grids, dams, or transportation networks. Hackers may target funds disbursed by Congress that are intended to rebuild U.S. infrastructure.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Supply chain crises such as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.darkreading.com\/risk\/the-colonial-pipeline-attack-is-your-boardroom-wake-up-call\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Colonial Pipeline<\/a> indicate the urgent need to consider cyber-risks associated with national security. Attacks against the government or government contractors weaken our country both economically and competitively. Further, the exfiltration of classified intelligence puts America\u2019s security and the lives of those in the field at risk.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cost of Human Life<br \/><\/strong>Making business decisions in the age of daily cyberattacks is not just an investment challenge, but an emotional one. <a href=\"https:\/\/newsroom.ibm.com\/2021-07-28-IBM-Report-Cost-of-a-Data-Breach-Hits-Record-High-During-Pandemic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">IBM and the Ponemon Institute<\/a> analyzed roughly 100,000 data breaches experienced by more than 500 organizations worldwide from May 2020 to March 2021 and found that data breaches in healthcare were the most expensive by industry at $9.23 million on average \u2014 an increase of $2 million from the previous year. <\/p>\n<p>If a hospital were to be compromised by a data breach and systems were affected, critical technology could temporarily be unavailable and result in deaths. Were this to happen, not only would a healthcare company need to account for the emotional burden and reputational damage, but it would risk exposure to lawsuits and other significant financial burdens. <\/p>\n<p>Further, a 2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/compliancy-group.com\/hospital-data-breaches-and-patient-deaths\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Health Services Research study<\/a> indicated that for every 10,000 heart attacks at a hospital experiencing a cyber breach, there were roughly 36 additional deaths beyond the typical heart attack fatality rate for hospitals. <\/p>\n<p>Just as intelligence should flow through every aspect of a security program, cybersecurity should touch every aspect of a business in order to protect organizations, employees, and client data from threat actors.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cost of Prevention Outweighs Potential Cost of Breach <br \/><\/strong>The potential costs associated with a data breach or ransomware attack can be extremely high. And the losses vary by attack types as the graphs below show.<\/p>\n<p>\n<picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" media=\"(max-width: 576px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eu-images.contentstack.com\/v3\/assets\/blt66983808af36a8ef\/blt50a91318238eb322\/620d7e30b560821b878b4640\/Jerry_Chart_1.png?width=480&amp;quality=80&amp;format=webply&amp;disable=upscale\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eu-images.contentstack.com\/v3\/assets\/blt66983808af36a8ef\/blt50a91318238eb322\/620d7e30b560821b878b4640\/Jerry_Chart_1.png?width=690&amp;quality=80&amp;format=webply&amp;disable=upscale\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eu-images.contentstack.com\/v3\/assets\/blt66983808af36a8ef\/blt50a91318238eb322\/620d7e30b560821b878b4640\/Jerry_Chart_1.png?width=690&amp;quality=80&amp;format=webply&amp;disable=upscale\"><source type=\"image\/jpeg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eu-images.contentstack.com\/v3\/assets\/blt66983808af36a8ef\/blt50a91318238eb322\/620d7e30b560821b878b4640\/Jerry_Chart_1.png?width=690&amp;quality=80&amp;format=jpg&amp;disable=upscale\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-image=\"ukktmdbhz2xd\" src=\"https:\/\/eu-images.contentstack.com\/v3\/assets\/blt66983808af36a8ef\/blt50a91318238eb322\/620d7e30b560821b878b4640\/Jerry_Chart_1.png?width=690&amp;quality=80&amp;format=webply&amp;disable=upscale\" data-sys-asset-uid=\"blt50a91318238eb322\" alt=\"Estimated breakdown of data breach loss over time\">\n<\/picture><\/p>\n<figure>\n<picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" media=\"(max-width: 576px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eu-images.contentstack.com\/v3\/assets\/blt66983808af36a8ef\/blt18744391ff093f98\/620d7e8384ce037eaf7b5577\/Jerry_Chart_2.png?width=480&amp;quality=80&amp;format=webply&amp;disable=upscale\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eu-images.contentstack.com\/v3\/assets\/blt66983808af36a8ef\/blt18744391ff093f98\/620d7e8384ce037eaf7b5577\/Jerry_Chart_2.png?width=690&amp;quality=80&amp;format=webply&amp;disable=upscale\"><source type=\"image\/webp\" media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eu-images.contentstack.com\/v3\/assets\/blt66983808af36a8ef\/blt18744391ff093f98\/620d7e8384ce037eaf7b5577\/Jerry_Chart_2.png?width=690&amp;quality=80&amp;format=webply&amp;disable=upscale\"><source type=\"image\/jpeg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eu-images.contentstack.com\/v3\/assets\/blt66983808af36a8ef\/blt18744391ff093f98\/620d7e8384ce037eaf7b5577\/Jerry_Chart_2.png?width=690&amp;quality=80&amp;format=jpg&amp;disable=upscale\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-image=\"0disoh8y6nrt\" src=\"https:\/\/eu-images.contentstack.com\/v3\/assets\/blt66983808af36a8ef\/blt18744391ff093f98\/620d7e8384ce037eaf7b5577\/Jerry_Chart_2.png?width=690&amp;quality=80&amp;format=webply&amp;disable=upscale\" data-sys-asset-uid=\"blt18744391ff093f98\" alt=\"Estimated breakdown of ransomware losses over time\">\n<\/picture><figcaption>Source: ThreatConnect<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>When it comes to the bottom line, C-suite executives want to see a return on their security investment. Based on the potential costs of a cyberattack, an investment in cybersecurity tools is not only worthwhile, but essential. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Multifactor Authentication and Data Encryption Help Mitigate the Impact of a Data Breach <br \/><\/strong>Ransomware attacks can be mitigated through technologies such as strong endpoint protection and credential management, while having strong backup and recovery helps reduce the financial impact. The costs of prevention vary based on industry, size of the organization, and the magnitude <em>and<\/em><br \/>\nlikelihood of an attack.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, &#8220;it\u2019s never too late&#8221; doesn&#8217;t apply to protecting a company from threat actors. The costs of not installing that digital deadbolt can be the difference between a company meeting its quarterly goals and experiencing a costly attack.<\/p>\n<p>Read More <a href=\"https:\/\/www.darkreading.com\/attacks-breaches\/hidden-costs-of-a-data-breach\">HERE<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Don&#8217;t consider just the initial costs. Hidden factors include remediation, revenue loss, reputational harm, national security \u2014 even human life.Read More <a href=\"https:\/\/www.darkreading.com\/attacks-breaches\/hidden-costs-of-a-data-breach\">HERE<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"colormag_page_layout":"default_layout","footnotes":""},"categories":[151],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-45395","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-darkreading-ti"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Hidden Costs of a Data Breach 2026 | ThreatsHub Cybersecurity News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"ThreatsHub Cybersecurity News | ThreatsHub.org | Cloud Security &amp; Cyber Threats Analysis Hub. 100% Free OSINT Threat Intelligent and Cybersecurity News.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/hidden-costs-of-a-data-breach\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Hidden Costs of a Data Breach 2026 | ThreatsHub Cybersecurity News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"ThreatsHub Cybersecurity News | ThreatsHub.org | Cloud Security &amp; Cyber Threats Analysis Hub. 100% Free OSINT Threat Intelligent and Cybersecurity News.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/hidden-costs-of-a-data-breach\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"ThreatsHub Cybersecurity News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2022-02-22T15:00:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/eu-images.contentstack.com\/v3\/assets\/blt66983808af36a8ef\/blt50a91318238eb322\/620d7e30b560821b878b4640\/Jerry_Chart_1.png?width=690&amp;quality=80&amp;format=webply&amp;disable=upscale\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"TH Author\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@threatshub\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@threatshub\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"TH Author\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"5 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.threatshub.org\\\/blog\\\/hidden-costs-of-a-data-breach\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.threatshub.org\\\/blog\\\/hidden-costs-of-a-data-breach\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"TH Author\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.threatshub.org\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/12e0a8671ff89a863584f193e7062476\"},\"headline\":\"Hidden Costs of a Data Breach\",\"datePublished\":\"2022-02-22T15:00:00+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.threatshub.org\\\/blog\\\/hidden-costs-of-a-data-breach\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":978,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.threatshub.org\\\/blog\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.threatshub.org\\\/blog\\\/hidden-costs-of-a-data-breach\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/eu-images.contentstack.com\\\/v3\\\/assets\\\/blt66983808af36a8ef\\\/blt50a91318238eb322\\\/620d7e30b560821b878b4640\\\/Jerry_Chart_1.png?width=690&amp;quality=80&amp;format=webply&amp;disable=upscale\",\"articleSection\":[\"DarkReading |TI\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.threatshub.org\\\/blog\\\/hidden-costs-of-a-data-breach\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.threatshub.org\\\/blog\\\/hidden-costs-of-a-data-breach\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.threatshub.org\\\/blog\\\/hidden-costs-of-a-data-breach\\\/\",\"name\":\"Hidden Costs of a Data Breach 2026 | ThreatsHub Cybersecurity News\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.threatshub.org\\\/blog\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.threatshub.org\\\/blog\\\/hidden-costs-of-a-data-breach\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.threatshub.org\\\/blog\\\/hidden-costs-of-a-data-breach\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/eu-images.contentstack.com\\\/v3\\\/assets\\\/blt66983808af36a8ef\\\/blt50a91318238eb322\\\/620d7e30b560821b878b4640\\\/Jerry_Chart_1.png?width=690&amp;quality=80&amp;format=webply&amp;disable=upscale\",\"datePublished\":\"2022-02-22T15:00:00+00:00\",\"description\":\"ThreatsHub Cybersecurity News | ThreatsHub.org | Cloud Security & Cyber Threats Analysis Hub. 100% Free OSINT Threat Intelligent and Cybersecurity News.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.threatshub.org\\\/blog\\\/hidden-costs-of-a-data-breach\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.threatshub.org\\\/blog\\\/hidden-costs-of-a-data-breach\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.threatshub.org\\\/blog\\\/hidden-costs-of-a-data-breach\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/eu-images.contentstack.com\\\/v3\\\/assets\\\/blt66983808af36a8ef\\\/blt50a91318238eb322\\\/620d7e30b560821b878b4640\\\/Jerry_Chart_1.png?width=690&amp;quality=80&amp;format=webply&amp;disable=upscale\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/eu-images.contentstack.com\\\/v3\\\/assets\\\/blt66983808af36a8ef\\\/blt50a91318238eb322\\\/620d7e30b560821b878b4640\\\/Jerry_Chart_1.png?width=690&amp;quality=80&amp;format=webply&amp;disable=upscale\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.threatshub.org\\\/blog\\\/hidden-costs-of-a-data-breach\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.threatshub.org\\\/blog\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Hidden Costs of a Data Breach\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.threatshub.org\\\/blog\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.threatshub.org\\\/blog\\\/\",\"name\":\"ThreatsHub Cybersecurity News\",\"description\":\"%%focuskw%% Threat Intel \u2013 Threat Intel Services \u2013 CyberIntelligence \u2013 Cyber Threat Intelligence - Threat Intelligence Feeds - Threat Intelligence Reports - CyberSecurity Report \u2013 Cyber Security PDF \u2013 Cybersecurity Trends - Cloud Sandbox \u2013- Threat IntelligencePortal \u2013 Incident Response \u2013 Threat Hunting \u2013 IOC - Yara - Security Operations Center \u2013 SecurityOperation Center \u2013 Security SOC \u2013 SOC Services - Advanced Threat - Threat Detection - TargetedAttack \u2013 APT \u2013 Anti-APT \u2013 Advanced Protection \u2013 Cyber Security Services \u2013 Cybersecurity Services -Threat Intelligence Platform\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.threatshub.org\\\/blog\\\/#organization\"},\"alternateName\":\"Threatshub.org\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.threatshub.org\\\/blog\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.threatshub.org\\\/blog\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"ThreatsHub.org\",\"alternateName\":\"Threatshub.org\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.threatshub.org\\\/blog\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.threatshub.org\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.threatshub.org\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/05\\\/Threatshub_Favicon1.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.threatshub.org\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/05\\\/Threatshub_Favicon1.jpg\",\"width\":432,\"height\":435,\"caption\":\"ThreatsHub.org\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.threatshub.org\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/threatshub\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.threatshub.org\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/12e0a8671ff89a863584f193e7062476\",\"name\":\"TH Author\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/066276f086d5155df79c850206a779ad368418a844da0182ce43f9cd5b506c3d?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/066276f086d5155df79c850206a779ad368418a844da0182ce43f9cd5b506c3d?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/066276f086d5155df79c850206a779ad368418a844da0182ce43f9cd5b506c3d?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"TH Author\"}}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Hidden Costs of a Data Breach 2026 | ThreatsHub Cybersecurity News","description":"ThreatsHub Cybersecurity News | ThreatsHub.org | Cloud Security & Cyber Threats Analysis Hub. 100% Free OSINT Threat Intelligent and Cybersecurity News.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/hidden-costs-of-a-data-breach\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Hidden Costs of a Data Breach 2026 | ThreatsHub Cybersecurity News","og_description":"ThreatsHub Cybersecurity News | ThreatsHub.org | Cloud Security & Cyber Threats Analysis Hub. 100% Free OSINT Threat Intelligent and Cybersecurity News.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/hidden-costs-of-a-data-breach\/","og_site_name":"ThreatsHub Cybersecurity News","article_published_time":"2022-02-22T15:00:00+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"https:\/\/eu-images.contentstack.com\/v3\/assets\/blt66983808af36a8ef\/blt50a91318238eb322\/620d7e30b560821b878b4640\/Jerry_Chart_1.png?width=690&amp;quality=80&amp;format=webply&amp;disable=upscale","type":"","width":"","height":""}],"author":"TH Author","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@threatshub","twitter_site":"@threatshub","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"TH Author","Est. reading time":"5 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/hidden-costs-of-a-data-breach\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/hidden-costs-of-a-data-breach\/"},"author":{"name":"TH Author","@id":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/12e0a8671ff89a863584f193e7062476"},"headline":"Hidden Costs of a Data Breach","datePublished":"2022-02-22T15:00:00+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/hidden-costs-of-a-data-breach\/"},"wordCount":978,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/hidden-costs-of-a-data-breach\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/eu-images.contentstack.com\/v3\/assets\/blt66983808af36a8ef\/blt50a91318238eb322\/620d7e30b560821b878b4640\/Jerry_Chart_1.png?width=690&amp;quality=80&amp;format=webply&amp;disable=upscale","articleSection":["DarkReading |TI"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/hidden-costs-of-a-data-breach\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/hidden-costs-of-a-data-breach\/","url":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/hidden-costs-of-a-data-breach\/","name":"Hidden Costs of a Data Breach 2026 | ThreatsHub Cybersecurity News","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/hidden-costs-of-a-data-breach\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/hidden-costs-of-a-data-breach\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/eu-images.contentstack.com\/v3\/assets\/blt66983808af36a8ef\/blt50a91318238eb322\/620d7e30b560821b878b4640\/Jerry_Chart_1.png?width=690&amp;quality=80&amp;format=webply&amp;disable=upscale","datePublished":"2022-02-22T15:00:00+00:00","description":"ThreatsHub Cybersecurity News | ThreatsHub.org | Cloud Security & Cyber Threats Analysis Hub. 100% Free OSINT Threat Intelligent and Cybersecurity News.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/hidden-costs-of-a-data-breach\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/hidden-costs-of-a-data-breach\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/hidden-costs-of-a-data-breach\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/eu-images.contentstack.com\/v3\/assets\/blt66983808af36a8ef\/blt50a91318238eb322\/620d7e30b560821b878b4640\/Jerry_Chart_1.png?width=690&amp;quality=80&amp;format=webply&amp;disable=upscale","contentUrl":"https:\/\/eu-images.contentstack.com\/v3\/assets\/blt66983808af36a8ef\/blt50a91318238eb322\/620d7e30b560821b878b4640\/Jerry_Chart_1.png?width=690&amp;quality=80&amp;format=webply&amp;disable=upscale"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/hidden-costs-of-a-data-breach\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Hidden Costs of a Data Breach"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/","name":"ThreatsHub Cybersecurity News","description":"%%focuskw%% Threat Intel \u2013 Threat Intel Services \u2013 CyberIntelligence \u2013 Cyber Threat Intelligence - Threat Intelligence Feeds - Threat Intelligence Reports - CyberSecurity Report \u2013 Cyber Security PDF \u2013 Cybersecurity Trends - Cloud Sandbox \u2013- Threat IntelligencePortal \u2013 Incident Response \u2013 Threat Hunting \u2013 IOC - Yara - Security Operations Center \u2013 SecurityOperation Center \u2013 Security SOC \u2013 SOC Services - Advanced Threat - Threat Detection - TargetedAttack \u2013 APT \u2013 Anti-APT \u2013 Advanced Protection \u2013 Cyber Security Services \u2013 Cybersecurity Services -Threat Intelligence Platform","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/#organization"},"alternateName":"Threatshub.org","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/#organization","name":"ThreatsHub.org","alternateName":"Threatshub.org","url":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/coredata\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Threatshub_Favicon1.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/coredata\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Threatshub_Favicon1.jpg","width":432,"height":435,"caption":"ThreatsHub.org"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/x.com\/threatshub"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/12e0a8671ff89a863584f193e7062476","name":"TH Author","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/066276f086d5155df79c850206a779ad368418a844da0182ce43f9cd5b506c3d?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/066276f086d5155df79c850206a779ad368418a844da0182ce43f9cd5b506c3d?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/066276f086d5155df79c850206a779ad368418a844da0182ce43f9cd5b506c3d?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"TH Author"}}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45395","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=45395"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45395\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45395"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45395"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=45395"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}