Ransomware attack disrupted finals week across thousands of educational institutions
Ransomware attack disrupted finals week across thousands of educational institutions
2026 Data Breaches Year-to-Date (3099 indexed)
DentaQuest
15 million patients impacted in largest healthcare breach of 2026; cyberattack occurred in May
Synnovis
Thousands of patient records from NHS trust in Essex stolen during major ransomware attack
FirstClass
Australian travel agency; threat actor alleged customer records breach on underground hacking forums
Fairlife (Coca-Cola)
Ransomware attack shut down dairy operations; data encrypted in attack
Partnered clinics (Australian)
Data breach exposed patients' medical records including Medicare numbers, treatment details and pathology results
Queensland education technology provider
Major cyber breach affecting tens of thousands of Queensland students and teachers
Metabase
ShinyHunters claimed hack days after zero-day disclosure exposed connected databases
Origin Energy
2 million customer information records stolen in data breach
Fortinet
FortiBleed campaign exposed verified credentials for 73,000+ FortiGate devices
DentaQuest
15 million patients affected; Social Security numbers and dental/vision health information exposed in May breach
Tens of thousands of Queensland students and teachers affected in one of most
Tens of thousands of Queensland students and teachers affected in one of most significant global education technology data breaches
Medical records including Medicare numbers and pathology results exposed on dark web
Medical records including Medicare numbers and pathology results exposed on dark web
Canvas
Educational platform breach by ShinyHunters threatening to leak 275 million records
Canada Life
5.5 million records allegedly compromised including customer, employee and corporate data
Ransomware attack affecting thousands of schools, disrupting finals week and operations
Ransomware attack affecting thousands of schools, disrupting finals week and operations
Exact Sciences / Abbott
Patient personal information exposed through at-home diagnostic tests
DentaQuest
15 million patients impacted; largest healthcare data breach of 2026, breached in May
Canvas
Data extortion attack affecting education technology platform; disrupted schools and colleges nationwide
Tens of thousands of students and teachers affected in major global education technology
Tens of thousands of students and teachers affected in major global education technology data breach
Tens of thousands of students and teachers affected in one of the most significant
Tens of thousands of students and teachers affected in one of the most significant global education technology data breaches
Queensland Education (Schools)
Tens of thousands of Queensland students and teachers' data exposed in education technology breach
Accenture
Data breach; 35GB of internal data stolen including source code and credentials
PEAR ransomware attack
PEAR ransomware attack exposed data for 1.26 million patients at healthcare billing company