India’s average data breach cost rises to record Rs 25.5 crore in 2026: IBM report
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], August 3 (ANI): The average cost of a data breach in India rose to a record Rs 25.5 crore in 2026, marking a 15.9 per cent increase from Rs 22 crore last year, according to IBM’s 2026 Cost of a Data Breach Report released on Monday.
The report said the average scale of a data breach also increased, with nearly 39,500 records compromised per incident in 2026 compared to 38,200 records in 2025.
