[2025 Data Breach Investigations Report | Verizon]: New Trends Hitting Finance & Healthcare

This year Data Breach Investigations Report shows just how much the threat landscape has evolved — and where companies in North America and Europe stand in the crosshairs. 

No region, sector or company is immune, but those who prepare recover faster, protect trust and keep costs contained. 

North America - Finance & Insurance 

• 3,336 security incidents in 2025, with 927 confirmed breaches in finance. 

• System Intrusion, Social Engineering & Web App Attacks make up 74% of these breaches. 

• 78% come from external attackers, but 1 in 5 comes from the inside. 

• Espionage-driven breaches rose to 12% - up sharply as cyber spies target payment processors & banks. 

• Average leaked credentials linger 94 days online, feeding ransomware attacks. 

What leading firms do: 

✔️ Automate patching on edge devices & VPNs 

✔️ Enforce strict MFA for vendors, not just staff 

✔️ Meet and maintain industry related compliance standards (i.e. PCI DSS) 

✔️Perform regular penetration testing to validate effectiveness of cybersecurity controls 

North America - Healthcare 

• Over 1,710 incidents, 1,542 confirmed breaches - one of the highest across any regulated industry. 

• System Intrusion & Ransomware are dominant, with 16% now tied to espionage. 

• Insider slip-ups & misdelivery remain major blind spots. 

• Secrets leaked in code repos or stolen credentials go unpatched for months. 

What top hospitals do: 

✔️ Run continuous vulnerability assessments & penetration testing 

✔️ Align business processes and technical controls with industry related standards (HIPAA, PCI DSS, etc.) 

✔️ Tighten partner access - no more open doors for attackers 

Europe - Finance & Insurance 

• Same trends: 3,300+ finance incidents, nearly 1,000 breaches across EU & UK. 

• System Intrusion still tops the chart, but third-party exposures doubled since last year. 

• 90% financially motivated, but 12% now involve espionage. 

• Regulatory penalties for mishandled customer data add extra risk on top of ransomware payouts. 

How leading banks adapt: 

✔️ Supply Chain Security - many recent breaches originated with 3^rd party vendors 

✔️ Accelerate leaked credential discovery 

✔️ On-going penetration testing, vulnerability assessments and compliance audits 

Europe - Healthcare 

• 1,710+ incidents, 1,542 breaches - same scale as North America. 

• System Intrusion and accidental leaks continue to expose patient data. 

• Ransomware remains a crisis for hospitals - downtime hits operations fast. 

• Espionage-motivated attacks are rising here too. 

How the providers protect patients: 

✔️ Zero-trust access for contractors & suppliers 

✔️ Improve patching timelines & exposure scanning 

✔️ Monthly drills to recover data, not yearly 

How We Help: We’ve been helping organizations improve their cybersecurity posture and meet their compliance goals for over 18 years — working with finance, healthcare, critical infrastructure, and other industries across the globe. 

Our services include specialized services to help validate your approach to safeguarding your critical assets, including: 

• Security Assessments to validate your security controls, techniques and processes 

• CREST Approved Penetration Testing, Vulnerability Assessment/Management, and Red Teaming to uncover real-works vulnerabilities 

• Physical Security Assessments, Social Engineering, Assumed Breach Simulations 

• Compliance Assessment services including: 

• Gap Assessments 

• PCI Assessments (PCI DSS, PCI PIN, Secure Software, P2PE) 

• NIST CSF 

• ISO 27001 

• GDPR 

  and others 

  
  

A proactive approach to cybersecurity is far more affordable than dealing with ransomware payouts, regulatory penalties - or the loss of customer trust. 

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📌 [Download the 2025 DBIR Highlights] - 2025 Data Breach Investigations Report | Verizon

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