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Career destruction. Reputational death. Every breach starts the same way: data that was reachable, got reached. Offline Secure Storage® removes the reachability entirely. - Financial fallout - Professional risk - Reputational damage 01 Financial ruin ## The numbers do not lie Direct costs, lost revenue, fraud exposure, and regulatory penalties add up fast. ### Direct Costs £4.2M Average breach cost including forensics, legal fees, and regulatory fines. IBM Cost of a Data Breach 2024 ### Revenue Loss 23% Average revenue decline in the 12 months following a major breach. Ponemon Institute ### Fraud Exposure £1.2B Annual UK losses to authorised push payment fraud alone. UK Finance 2024 ### Regulatory Fines £17.5M Maximum ICO fine under UK GDPR, or 4% of global annual turnover. ICO Guidance 02 Professional implications ## Careers end. Freedom is lost. Personal liability, legal action, and career destruction follow every major breach. Unlimited ### Personal Liability Directors face unlimited personal fines under UK GDPR. Your home, savings, and pension are at risk. 67% ### Career Destruction Of CISOs and IT leaders are replaced within 12 months of a major breach. Rising ### Legal Action Class action lawsuits against breached companies have increased 300% since 2020. 03 Reputational damage ## Trust, once broken, never returns Customer exodus, business closure, and lasting brand damage await. 65% ### Customer Trust Of consumers say they would stop doing business with a company after a breach. 60% ### Business Closure Of SMEs that suffer a significant breach close within 6 months. \-7.5% ### Share Price Impact Average immediate share price drop following public breach disclosure. 04 Root causes ## Why breaches keep happening The common thread? All compromised data was connected to the internet. [ ### Human Error 74% Phishing, weak passwords, and social engineering remain the primary entry points. Learn more about Human Error ](/threats/human-error) [ ### Unpatched Vulnerabilities 60% Known vulnerabilities left unpatched give attackers easy access. Learn more about Unpatched Vulnerabilities ](/threats/vulnerabilities) [ ### Third-Party Breaches 45% Supply chain attacks and vendor compromises expose data at scale. Learn more about Third-Party Breaches ](/threats/third-party) [ ### Ransomware 44% Ransomware is present in 44% of all breaches analysed in 2025. Learn more about Ransomware ](/threats/ransomware) 05 Case studies ## Major breaches that made headlines 38 verified incidents, updated in real time. [ ### PowerSchool 2026 Unauthorized Access Records 62.4M ](https://www.bleepingcomputer.com)[ ### DISA Global Solutions 2026 Unauthorized Access Records 3.3M ](https://techcrunch.com)[ ### Globe Life 2026 Unauthorized Access Records 850K ](https://www.securityweek.com)[ ### Co-operative Group 2026 Retail Ransomware (Scattered Spider) Records 6.5 million members (names, contact details, dates of birth) ](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cly7z9zj3l1o)[ ### Harrods 2026 Retail Attempted network intrusion Records Attempted intrusion, limited disruption ](https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/uk-luxury-retailer-harrods-latest-target-cyber-attack-2025-05-01/)[ ### Legal Aid Agency (Ministry of Justice) 2026 Government Data breach and exfiltration Records 2.1 million applicants (financial, criminal, contact data since 2010) ](https://www.gov.uk/government/news/legal-aid-agency-data-breach)[ ### Adidas UK 2026 Retail Third-party customer service breach Records Customer contact details (subset) ](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c78jkev1el2o)[ ### Peter Green Chilled 2026 Logistics / Food supply chain Ransomware Records Order and logistics data ](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0k7yy8n3g5o)[ ### Jaguar Land Rover 2026 Automotive / Manufacturing Ransomware Records Production and IT systems disrupted ](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2gx8p3rzeo)[ ### Collins Aerospace (RTX) 2026 Aviation / Transport Ransomware on third-party check-in software Records Check-in and boarding disruption across Heathrow, Brussels, Berlin ](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c789e7l1z7po)[ ### Kido International 2026 Education / Childcare Ransomware and extortion Records Photos and personal data of ~8,000 children ](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c623d7v0e5xo)[ ### Asahi Group 2026 Manufacturing / Beverages Ransomware Records Production systems disrupted ](https://www.reuters.com/technology/cybersecurity/asahi-says-cyberattack-disrupted-operations-japan-2025-09-29/)[ ### NHS Scotland 2026 Healthcare Ransomware (INC Ransom) Records Patient and staff records (regional) ](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cz9d4x3g5r5o)[ ### Hertz 2026 Supply Chain Records Undisclosed ](https://www.reuters.com)[ ### Marks & Spencer 2026 Retail Ransomware (Scattered Spider / DragonForce) Records Customer contact details, order history ](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c9q7q4nznydo) Showing 15 of 38 verified breaches 06 The solution ## The only way to stop a breach is to be unreachable Every breach in history shares one thing in common: the data was connected. Firevault removes your most critical assets from the network entirely. [See Our Difference](/why-oss) ![Mark Fermor](/assets/mark-fermor-aWtKNSv7.jpg) ![David Bailey](/assets/david-bailey-Dgqj8eaE.jpg) ![Kenny Phipps](/assets/kenny-phipps-CVyooRsR.jpg) Online Now Concierge ## Stop being the next case study Every breach on this page started with data that was reachable. Remove yourself from the target list with physically disconnected storage. Takes about 2 minutes. No account needed. Find Out Free 2 mins No sign-up