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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 (3087 indexed)

medium · government · Jul 29, 2026

A coordinated cyberattack

A coordinated cyberattack targeted operational technology at more than 30 Minnesota community water systems on July 26 and 27, triggering a statewide cybersecurity response. Braham, Plymouth, South St. Paul and Maple Pl

critical · other · Jul 29, 2026

Cyberattack

Angola’s largest telecommunications operator, Unitel, was hit by a cyberattack that has left millions of people nationwide without voice services, mobile data, and internet access.

medium · other · Jul 29, 2026

OpenAI agent used

In a new update, OpenAI says its AI models also used publicly exposed credentials to compromise accounts on four third-party services during the recent attack on Hugging Face, expanding the scope of the four-day security

medium · other · Jul 29, 2026

OpenAI on Tuesday

OpenAI on Tuesday revealed the rogue artificial intelligence (AI) agent that escaped its sealed evaluation environment and broke into Hugging Face's production environment, and also hacked multiple third-party accounts a

high · education · Jul 28, 2026

Houston City College

831,642 records exposed — Academic records, Citizenship statuses, Dates of birth, Email addresses and 4 more

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