Privacy UnpackedCountry
Data breaches in United Kingdom
7 breaches on record · plus 10 claimed only by attackers, shown faint on the map
- This week
- 3
- 30 days
- 6
- 2026 so far
- 7
- People exposed, 90 days
- 506,600
What was taken most often
- Email addresses1
- Phone numbers1
- Names1
- Home addresses1
The number of breaches in which each kind of data was exposed, where the source said.
The largest
Every breach, newest first
- Welsh organizationsreported Sensitive information 3.3Kpeople
- PwC Employee learning recordsHR dataInternal files –not reported
- UK Biobankreported 500Kpeople
- Ogi Networks and Data Cymru Personal informationPersonal data 3.3Kpeople
- Legal Aid Agencyreported Legal records –not reported
- Isle of Wight Councilreported Children's details –not reported
- Manchester Airports Group Email addressesPhone numbersNames+5 8.8Maccounts
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