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Healthcare data breaches cost an average of $7.42 million in 2025, the most expensive of any industry for the 14th consecutive year, according to IBM's Cost of a Data Breach Report. See how every sector compares on cost, breach volume, and detection time.
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China requires breach notification to regulators within 4 hours for its most severe incidents, the fastest deadline of any country compared here, according to DLA Piper's Data Protection Laws of the World handbook (2026, 15th edition). See how China, the EU, Brazil, and five other countries compare on breach notification deadlines.
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Luxembourg has collected roughly EUR 1,095 in GDPR fines per resident since 2018, 48% more than second-place Ireland, according to DLA Piper's January 2026 GDPR Fines and Data Breach Survey. See the full per-capita ranking and why two small countries hold most of the EU's total.
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Poland's data protection authority, UODO, imposed over PLN 64 million (roughly EUR 15 million) in GDPR fines in 2025, its record year, according to CMS's GDPR Enforcement Tracker Report 2026. See how Poland's surge compares to Hungary, the Czech Republic, and the rest of Eastern Europe.
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Italy's data protection authority, the Garante, issued 835 GDPR enforcement decisions in 2024, more than triple 2023's total, according to CMS's GDPR Enforcement Tracker Report (2026 edition, March 2026 cutoff). See the year-by-year trend, the EUR 15 million OpenAI fine, and why Italy's average penalty is a fraction of the EU average.
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The Netherlands' four largest confirmed GDPR fines total EUR 423.2 million since 2024, led by Uber's record EUR 290 million penalty, according to PrivacyTerms.io's compilation of Dutch DPA (Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens) decisions and the CMS GDPR Enforcement Tracker Report 2026. See how the total breaks down by case, year, and violation.
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