The Email Security Breach Report 2025 | Barracuda Networks.html

78% of organizations worldwide experienced an email security breach in the previous 12 months.

41% of organizations cited brand and reputational damage as the most common consequence of an email security breach.

50% of organizations detected an email security breach within one hour.

36% of organizations lost sensitive data due to an email security breach.

25% of organizations lost customers due to an email security breach.

38% of organizations reported operational impact, including downtime and business disruption, as a consequence of an email security breach.

27% of organizations lost new business as a result of an email security breach.

47% of organizations identified advanced evasion techniques as the main obstacle to rapid incident response.

71% of organizations that experienced an email security breach were also hit with ransomware during the year.