Manufacturing
54 organizations, 81 confirmed incidents.
Manufacturing covers producers of physical goods and the operational-technology vendors that run their plants, and typically holds employee, supplier and customer records rather than large consumer databases, though an incident can also touch product-design or industrial-control data. There is no manufacturing-specific breach-notification law; an incident is reported under the general state or national data-breach notification statute covering the individuals affected, and a defense-related manufacturer under a DoD contract separately owes the 72-hour cyber-incident report required by DFARS 252.204-7012.
Incidents by year
| Year | Confirmed incidents |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 10 |
| 2025 | 5 |
| 2024 | 9 |
| 2023 | 24 |
| 2022 | 6 |
| 2021 | 5 |
| 2020 | 7 |
| 2019 | 5 |
| 2018 | 4 |
| 2017 | 2 |
| 2016 | 1 |
| 2013 | 2 |
Top organizations by confirmed incidents
Questions and answers
How many confirmed incidents involve Manufacturing organizations on Breach Census?
81 confirmed incidents across 54 organizations in the Manufacturing sector are recorded on Breach Census.
Which year had the most confirmed Manufacturing incidents?
2023, with 24 confirmed incidents, the most of any year on record for this sector.
Which attack types are most common in the Manufacturing sector?
Among Manufacturing sector incidents that carry an attack-type classification, the most common are Unauthorized Access/Disclosure, Hacking/IT Incident, Ransomware Attack.
What counts as a confirmed incident for the Manufacturing sector?
An incident counts here once its primary organization carries the Manufacturing 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.