In 2024, three countries entered the top 10 for the highest number of breached accounts. China topped the list, rising from 12th place in 2023, Germany moved up to fifth from 16th, and Poland secured the tenth spot, up from 17th, according to Surfshark, a cybersecurity firm. Despite these changes, Russia, the US, France, India, Brazil, Italy, and the UK remained in the top 10 for both years.

Brazil and Italy saw significant increases, climbing two spots each in 2024. Brazil experienced a 24-fold rise in breached accounts, while Italy saw a 21-fold surge. Russia and France maintained their positions in second and fourth place, though both saw dramatic increases, with Russia's breaches rising 11 times and France's nearly 14 times.

In 2024, regional data breach statistics show that Europe had the highest share, accounting for 29% of all breached accounts, totalling over 1.6 billion, with Russia leading the region. Asia followed as the second-most affected region, contributing 23% to the global total, or nearly 1.3 billion breached accounts, with China at the forefront. North America ranked third, representing 14% of all breaches, or about 770 million compromised accounts, primarily from the US.

The US, India, and the UK dropped in rankings in 2024, but the number of breached accounts in these regions still rose. The US saw a 39% increase, ranking third globally, while India recorded five times more breaches than in 2023, and the UK experienced a 14-fold surge. China had the most dramatic increase, with breached accounts jumping nearly 340 times compared to the previous year.

In 2024, Australian users also faced a cyber attack every second, marking a twelvefold increase compared to the previous year. This contributed to a global rise in data breaches, with 5.6 billion accounts compromised worldwide, averaging 176 breaches per second. This global figure represents an eightfold increase from 2023, when 23 accounts were breached per second.