United States government and cybercrime

Statistics report about the U.S. government and cybercrime

This report presents data on cybercrime incidents, including the United States government. It also includes statistical information about government data breaches and the subsequent IT security spending. Information about cybersecurity tools and strategy implementation can also be found in the report.

Table of contents

Cybercrime

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  • Basic Statistic Cyberattacks targeting U.S. government 2024
  • Basic Statistic Number of political cyberattacks launched against U.S. 2024, by attack characteristic
  • Basic Statistic Annual number of cyber incidents targeting U.S. federal agencies 2006-2023
  • Premium Statistic U.S. government agencies: number of cybersecurity incidents 2023, by attack vector
  • Basic Statistic U.S. common types of ransomware targeting critical industries 2023
  • Basic Statistic U.S. number of government impersonation complaints 2021-2023
  • Basic Statistic U.S. number of ransomware targeting critical infrastructure 2023, by industry sector
  • Basic Statistic Most reported cybercrime in the U.S. 2024, by number of individuals affected

Political cyberattacks

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  • Basic Statistic Annual number of political cyberattacks worldwide 2014-2024 YTD
  • Basic Statistic Countries with biggest share of political cyberattacks 2000-2024
  • Basic Statistic Number of political cyberattacks worldwide 2020-2024, by attack type
  • Basic Statistic Number of political cyberattacks launched against U.S. 2024, by attack characteristic

Data breaches

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  • Premium Statistic All-time largest online data breaches 2025
  • Basic Statistic Number of data compromises and impacted individuals in U.S. 2021-2025
  • Basic Statistic Data violation incidents in the U.S. 2025, by industry
  • Basic Statistic Number of data violation incident victims in the U.S. 2025, by industry
  • Basic Statistic Data breaches on U.S. government 2014-2023, by number of affected records
  • Basic Statistic Number of U.S. government data breach incidents 2023, by state
  • Basic Statistic U.S. government entities data breach encounter 2018-2023, by type
  • Premium Statistic U.S. number of data sets affected in data breaches Q1 2020-Q3 2025

Security governance

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  • Basic Statistic U.S. states with a cybersecurity budget line item 2024
  • Basic Statistic U.S. current status of state cyber legislations & statutes 2024
  • Basic Statistic Leading barriers to an effective state cyber program in the U.S. 2022-2024
  • Basic Statistic U.S. government agencies effective information security programs FY 2019-2023
  • Basic Statistic Share of U.S. government agencies complying with privacy requirements FY2023, by type
  • Basic Statistic U.S. government agencies challenges establishing cybercrime metrics 2023

IT and cyber security spending

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  • Basic Statistic U.S. cybersecurity spending on CFO Act and non-CFO Act agencies FY 2018- FY 2025
  • Basic Statistic U.S. federal government proposed cyber security spending FY 2022-2024
  • Premium Statistic U.S. government: estimated cybersecurity spending in FY 2017- FY 2026
  • Premium Statistic U.S. President's federal government IT budget 2017-2025, by department
  • Premium Statistic U.S. federal government IT expenditure 2011-2025, by significance

Privacy laws in the U.S.

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  • Basic Statistic U.S. signed consumer privacy laws 2025, by state
  • Basic Statistic State privacy laws in the U.S. 2025, by business obligations
  • Basic Statistic State privacy laws in the U.S. 2025, by consumer rights covered
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