Bridewell analysis: human error behind over 26,000 UK data breaches reported to the ICO since 2020
Analysis by Bridewell of reports to the UK Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) found more than 26,000 data breaches caused by human error between 2020 and 2025. Annual human-error breaches rose from 3,847 to 5,496 (+43%). The leading cause is data emailed to the wrong recipient (11,214 incidents, up 62% from 1,519 in 2020 to 2,459 in …