A recent IBM report reveals that the integration of AI in corporate operations is leading to more costly data breaches for U.S. companies, with a significant number of breaches involving their own AI models due to missing basic access controls. Attackers are also leveraging AI tools to launch sophisticated attacks.

• 13 percent of 600 organizations studied experienced breaches involving their own AI models or applications.
• The "Cost of a Data Breach 2025" report was published by IBM on Wednesday, July 31.
• "Shadow AI"—unauthorized systems deployed by employees—added approximately $670,000 USD to the average loss, making overall breach costs rise to $4.74 million USD when present.