1 The most costly breaches continue to occur in the U.S. and Germany at $217 and $211 per compromised record, respectively. 2  India and Brazil still have the least expensive breaches at $56 and $78, respectively. 3  The cost of data breach varies by industry.ealthcare emerged as the industry with the highest cost per stolen record with the average cost for organizations reaching as high as $363. Additionally, retailers have seen their average cost per stolen record jump dramatically from $105 last year to $165 in this year's study.