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Data breach exposed 4.9 million confirmed accounts, 42 million claimed by attackers
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.
Data breach exposed 4.9 million confirmed accounts, 42 million claimed by attackers
Personal information breach; class action lawsuit investigation launched
Ransomware attack stole thousands of patient records held by NHS trust in Essex; disclosed over 6 months after notification
Thousands of civil servants' passwords exposed, including White House-linked accounts
135,000 contact records of police and government leaked on dark web by ExfilSquad
HSIN government network breached during World Cup
Internal datasets and credentials breached; users urged to rotate access tokens
Thousands of patient records stolen in cyber attack; disclosure delayed over 6 months
Personal information exposed in data security incident; $40M settlement reached
1.26 million patients exposed in PEAR ransomware attack on medical billing company
1.26 million patients exposed in PEAR ransomware attack on medical billing company
Credential-based cloud intrusion exposing over 100 million records (2024-2026)
Data breach via Oracle E-Business Suite exposed SSNs, passports, health records in Clop campaign
135,000 contact records stolen; police and government contact details leaked on dark web
135,000 contact records stolen and leaked on dark web; police and government data exposed
Data leak exposed hundreds of thousands of records and celebrities' contact information
Cyberattack exposed 19 million records including personal data linked to identity documents
Woeful security practices led to sensitive criminal records data leak
Employee PII including SSNs and payroll data exposed
Ransomware attack disclosed; affected senior care provider data
Ransomware attack; hackers deleted stolen data after ransom gang confirmation
200 accounts compromised, anomalies detected in on-premises Microsoft servers, SharePoint vulnerabilities suspected
135,000 contact records and police/government contact details leaked on dark web by ExfilSquad
200 accounts compromised via anomalies detected in on-premises Microsoft servers