September 10, 2025
There is a plethora of data points that cybersecurity professionals can leverage when researching data breaches to predict future events and stop them before they occur. The Data Breach Chronology report created by the Privacy Rights Clearinghouse illustrates these points in detail. Researchers can leverage data regarding the reporters of data breaches to estimate which legal jurisdictions are most subject to attacks, or at the very least, which state entities report them the most. Furthermore, the Privacy Rights Clearinghouse summarizes the means by which attackers breach systems as well as the sectors targeted the most by threat actors. With this information, we can predict which industry sectors may be the most vulnerable to attacks and create solutions that counter such attacks.