Data Breaches Surge in Food & Beverage, Utilities, construction, entertainment, agriculture, and recreation industries. Six previously “under-attacked” vertical industries saw a surge in data breaches last year. Data breach notifications in food and beverage industry shot up 1,300% in 2020 while that within the construction sector increased 800%. Kroll’s data showed a 140% increase in data breach notifications from 2019 to 2020 across all verticals. The increased number of breaches within the six industriesa pattern that has continued in the first quarater of 2021came against the backdrop of an overall surge in the volume.”]