Sectors
20 sectors tracked on Breach Census. Counts below reflect organizations and confirmed incidents currently on file — many sectors have no incidents yet.
A sector groups the organizations in Breach Census's register by their primary industry, using the classification assigned when an entity is added to the register or reviewed. The same label covers very different kinds of organizations handling similar personal data, so a hospital and a health insurer both count as Healthcare, for example. Most organizations in the register do not yet carry a sector label at all; sector totals below will grow as more entities are reviewed and classified.
| Sector | Organizations | Confirmed incidents |
|---|---|---|
| Defence | 0 | 0 |
| Education | 3 | 6 |
| Energy | 10 | 12 |
| Finance | 45 | 103 |
| Government | 0 | 0 |
| Healthcare | 853 | 1,211 |
| Hospitality | 8 | 19 |
| Insurance | 19 | 65 |
| Legal | 0 | 0 |
| Manufacturing | 54 | 81 |
| Media | 6 | 10 |
| Nonprofit | 1 | 1 |
| Other | 1 | 1 |
| Pharma | 20 | 33 |
| Professional Services | 31 | 61 |
| Real Estate | 14 | 20 |
| Retail | 41 | 69 |
| Technology | 50 | 95 |
| Telecoms | 6 | 11 |
| Transport | 9 | 19 |
Questions and answers
How many sectors does Breach Census track?
20 sector classifications are tracked on Breach Census, each listed in the table below with its own organization and confirmed-incident counts.
Which sector has the most confirmed incidents?
Healthcare, with 1,211 confirmed incidents across 853 organizations.
What counts as a confirmed incident within a sector?
An incident counts within a sector once it is linked to a primary organization carrying that sector label, and the incident itself has reached the confirmed status described on the Methodology page; a bare claim or press report is not enough.