Data study
Data breach incidents by sector
Tracked data-exposure incidents grouped by the named organisation’s sector. Counts include unverified listings posted by ransomware and extortion groups, which make up most of this corpus — read them as incidents reported or claimed in a sector, not as confirmed breaches.
| Sector | Incidents tracked | Records reported |
|---|---|---|
| Other | 42,186 | 18.8B |
| Manufacturing | 248 | 0 |
| Not Found | 217 | 0 |
| Technology | 213 | 0 |
| Healthcare | 162 | 0 |
| Professional Services | 149 | 0 |
| Financial Services | 90 | 0 |
| Retail & E-Commerce | 82 | 0 |
| Education | 55 | 0 |
| Agriculture And Food Production | 51 | 0 |
| Energy & Utilities | 51 | 0 |
| Business Services | 49 | 0 |
| Transportation | 44 | 0 |
| Government & Defense | 41 | 0 |
| Hospitality | 34 | 0 |
| Consumer Services | 17 | 0 |
| Transportation/Logistics | 10 | 0 |
| Hospitality And Tourism | 9 | 0 |
| Construction | 8 | 0 |
| Telecommunication | 7 | 0 |
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Methodology: figures are aggregated from breaches tracked in the RecentBreaches database, grouped by incident month. Free to cite with attribution to RecentBreaches.
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