Kroll Data Breach Report: Less-Regulated Industries Targeted Compliance DougOlenick) • June 22, 2021 15 Minutes Twitter Brian Lapidus and Heather Williams of Kroll Inc. The number of data breach notifications jumped 140% in 2020 from the previous year, with a surge in attacks against less-regulated industries, according to Kroll's 2021 Data Breach Outlook. When they targeted less-regulated industries - such as food and beverage, construction and agriculture - attackers were "making some assumptions that they are lacking some best security practices that would help them reduce the risk of a cyberattack," says Brian Lapidus, global practice leader for Kroll's identity theft and breach notification practice. Breach trends, by industry, in 2020 (Source: Kroll)