The Global Data Theft
Crisis in Real-Time
Every second, thousands of files are stolen from connected systems worldwide. This page tracks the scale of the problem — and why offline storage is the only solution.
Estimated files stolen in 2025
823,569,320,000
+20,000 every second
Estimate based on Cybersecurity Ventures projections of 50+ billion files stolen annually
£8.7T+
Global cybercrime cost 2025
Cybersecurity Ventures
£210B
Ransomware cost by 2031
Cybersecurity Ventures
£3.9M
Average breach cost
IBM 2024 Report
277 days
Time to contain breach
IBM 2024 Report
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 for attackers.
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Unpatched Vulnerabilities
60%Known vulnerabilities left unpatched give attackers easy access to systems.
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Third-Party Breaches
45%Supply chain attacks and vendor compromises expose customer data at scale.
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Ransomware
44%Ransomware is present in 44% of all breaches analyzed in 2025.
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Major breaches that made headlines
Even the largest organizations with significant security budgets fall victim.
Change Healthcare
2024Ransomware attack on healthcare infrastructure
Records
100M+ patients
Cost
£1.3 billion
MOVEit
2023Zero-day exploit in file transfer software
Records
77 million people
Cost
Ongoing
MGM Resorts
2023Social engineering attack
Records
Undisclosed
Cost
£79 million
23andMe
2023Credential stuffing attack
Records
6.9 million users
Cost
Ongoing litigation
Bybit
2025State-sponsored crypto theft
Records
N/A
Cost
£1.2 billion
French Government
2024DDoS attack on state services
Records
177,000 IP addresses
Cost
Undisclosed
The only solution is simple:
Disconnect.
Every breach in history has one thing in common — the data was connected to a network. Firevault removes the connection entirely, making your data physically unreachable.