{
    "statement": "of breaches involved a person's action or mistake, such as clicking a phishing link, up from 60%",
    "value_display": "62%",
    "value_numeric": 62,
    "unit": "%",
    "data_label": "Nov 2024 to Oct 2025",
    "data_period_end": "2025-10-31",
    "region": "Global",
    "size": "all",
    "source": {
        "name": "Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR)",
        "publisher": "Verizon Business",
        "type": "vendor",
        "url": "https://www.verizon.com/"
    },
    "source_url": "https://www.verizon.com/business/resources/T544/reports/2026-dbir-data-breach-investigations-report.pdf",
    "source_quote": "Human element was present in 62% of breaches, a slight increase from the previous year’s 60%.",
    "verification_note": "Read in the Verizon 2026 DBIR PDF on verizon.com. p.12. New stat.",
    "verified_at": "2026-10-23T00:00:00+00:00",
    "margin_of_error": null,
    "dont_know": null,
    "data_table": null,
    "revisions": [],
    "page_url": "https://digitaltreed.com/statistics/cybersecurity/breaches-with-human-element",
    "csv_url": "https://digitaltreed.com/statistics/cybersecurity/breaches-with-human-element.csv"
}