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2026 Data Breaches Year-to-Date

2026 continues the year-over-year growth trend in confirmed disclosures. The list below updates as new breaches are reported by Verizon DBIR partners and major security news outlets.

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2026 Data Breaches Year-to-Date (3062 indexed)

critical · tech · Aug 8, 2026

Dell

Chinese state-backed hackers exploited zero-day flaw (CVE-2026-22769) in RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines since mid-2024 using ghost NICs for evasion

View incident → Original disclosure Indexed 3 weeks, 3 days ago
medium · government · Aug 7, 2026

North Carolina Ports

The North Carolina Ports Authority has confirmed that a cyberattack disrupted IT systems and slowed operations at Port of Wilmington, Port of Morehead City, and Charlotte Inland Port. [...]

View incident → Original disclosure Indexed 3 weeks, 4 days ago
medium · other · Aug 7, 2026

Levi Strauss & Co.

Levi Strauss & Co. (Levi's) says that hackers used social engineering on three of its employees to gain access to and steal corporate data stored on their machines. [...]

View incident → Original disclosure Indexed 3 weeks, 4 days ago