The IBM 2026 Cost of a Data Breach Report puts the average breach cost at $5.17 million globally. For U.S. small businesses the typical range is $120,000 to $1.24 million, depending on record count and industry. Healthcare breaches run higher because HIPAA notification complexity, OCR investigations, and credit-monitoring obligations compound quickly. For external reference, see the IBM Cost of a Data Breach Report.

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