# India data breach costs hit record Rs 25.5 crore in 2026 2026-08-06T15:52:56+00:00 | Technology | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet India’s average data breach cost rose 15.9 per cent to a record Rs 25.5 crore in 2026, from Rs 22 crore in 2025, according to IBM’s 2026 Cost of a Data Breach Report. The average breach affected nearly 39,500 records, up from 38,200 last year. IBM said 26 per cent of malicious breaches were AI-generated. Only 32 per cent of Indian organisations had extensively deployed AI and security automation. Their average breach cost was Rs 21.3 crore, against Rs 31.6 crore for organisations without such tools. Phishing remained the leading initial attack route, causing 19 per cent of breaches. Financial services faced the highest average cost at Rs 40.9 crore. ## Coverage - ciso.economictimes.indiatimes.com Tags: Artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, data breaches, IBM, phishing Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/india-data-breach-costs-hit-record-rs-25-5-crore-in-2026/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/india-data-breach-costs-hit-record-rs-25-5-crore-in-2026/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.